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In this section, we will see how to install Security Onion using the ISO image. After the installation, we will configure it for further use:

To start the installation, we boot our system using the ISO image. We will be presented with the following screen, where we select the first option to boot Security Onion:

After the booting completes, the desktop appears. On the desktop, we can see the icon for Install Security Onion 16.04:

We click on the icon and the installation starts. The first screen will ask us to select the ...

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