[Bro-Dev] [JIRA] (BIT-1276) DEB package(s) won't install on Ubuntu 14.04 - LTS

[Jon Siwek (JIRA)]

     [ https://bro-tracker.atlassian.net/browse/BIT-1276?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Jon Siwek updated BIT-1276:
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    Resolution: Fixed
        Status: Closed  (was: Open)

For future binary packages, the plan is to use the OpenSUSE Build Service to target a wider range of platforms more directly.

> DEB package(s) won't install on Ubuntu 14.04 - LTS 
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: BIT-1276
>                 URL: https://bro-tracker.atlassian.net/browse/BIT-1276
>             Project: Bro Issue Tracker
>          Issue Type: Problem
>          Components: Bro
>    Affects Versions: 2.3
>            Reporter: jdonnelly
>             Fix For: 2.4
>
>
> Starting with Ubtuntu 14.01 x64  installed
>   and using Bro-2.3.1-Linux-x86_64.deb 
> dpkg --install  Bro-2.3.1-Linux-x86_64.deb
> (Reading database ... 122099 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to unpack Bro-2.3.1-Linux-x86_64.deb ...
> Unpacking bro (2.3.1) over (2.3.1) ...
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of bro:
>  bro depends on libc6 (<< 2.12); however:
>   Version of libc6:amd64 on system is 2.19-0ubuntu6.3.
>  bro depends on libpython2.6 (>= 2.6); however:
>   Package libpython2.6 is not installed.
> dpkg: error processing package bro (--install):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Errors were encountered while processing
> Method 2:
> root at dyn-x64-01:~# gdebi Bro-*.deb
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree        
> Reading state information... Done
> Building data structures... Done 
> Building data structures... Done 
> This package is uninstallable
> Dependency is not satisfiable: libc6 (< 2.12)
> root at dyn-x64-01:~# 
> Is  "git clone" from source the only reasonable way to install Bro ?
> Thank you for Bro.
> Jd



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