How to Install Packetbeat on EndeavourOS Latest

Packetbeat is an open-source network analysis and packet capture tool that is part of the Elastic Stack (formerly the ELK Stack). In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Packetbeat on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• You have access to an EndeavourOS Latest system.
• You have root or sudo user access to the system.

Step 1: Install and Configure Elasticsearch

Packetbeat requires Elasticsearch to be installed and running on the system. Follow these steps to install and configure Elasticsearch on EndeavourOS Latest:

1. Update the system packages using the following command:

   sudo pacman -Syu
   

2. Install the Elasticsearch package by running the following command:

   sudo pacman -S elasticsearch
   

3. Configure Elasticsearch to start at boot time by running the following command:

   sudo systemctl enable elasticsearch
   

4. Start the Elasticsearch service using the following command:

   sudo systemctl start elasticsearch
   

Step 2: Install Packetbeat

Now that Elasticsearch is running, we can proceed with the installation of Packetbeat. Follow these steps:

1. Download the Packetbeat package from the Elastic download page using the following command:

   curl -L -O https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/beats/packetbeat/packetbeat-7.15.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
   

2. Extract the downloaded package by running the following command:

   tar -xzf packetbeat-7.15.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
   

3. Move the extracted directory to the /usr/share/packetbeat directory by running the following command:

   sudo mv packetbeat-7.15.1-linux-x86_64 /usr/share/packetbeat
   

Step 3: Configure Packetbeat

Next, we need to configure Packetbeat to capture network packets and send them to Elasticsearch. Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the /usr/share/packetbeat directory:

   cd /usr/share/packetbeat
   

2. Open the packetbeat.yml configuration file using a text editor of your choice:

   sudo nano packetbeat.yml
   

3. Update the following configuration options according to your specific requirements:

   • output.elasticsearch.hosts: Specifies the Elasticsearch server host and port.

4. Save and close the configuration file.

Step 4: Start Packetbeat

Finally, start the Packetbeat service by running the following command:

sudo ./packetbeat -e -c packetbeat.yml

This command starts the Packetbeat service in foreground mode (-e), using the configuration file we edited in the previous step (-c).

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we demonstrated how to install Packetbeat on EndeavourOS Latest for network analysis and packet capture. After completing this tutorial, you should now have a functioning Packetbeat installation on your system.

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