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In this section, we will learn how OSSEC can be installed and configured to monitor a local Ubuntu server. We will also test OSSEC against any file modifications:

Our first step will be to download the latest version of OSSEC from its GitHub repository using the following command:

Depending on where the download has been saved after completion, extract the downloaded file with the following command:

Move inside the extracted directory and list its contents. We will see an install.sh script, which will be used to install ...

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