Modsecurity: Binary package fails to install on Ubuntu/Debian

[1Sara1]

Following directions from:
https://www.modsecurity.org/download.html

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-security

E: Unable to locate package libapache2-mod-security

[LeeShan87]

Hi,

What is your os version?
libalpache2-mod-security packages available for Debian 7,8,9 https://packages.debian.org/stretch/libapache2-modsecurity
For Ubuntu 14.04, 16,04, 17.10 https://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/libapache2-modsecurity

[victorhora]

@1Sara1 please check the links provided by @LeeShan87. You might also be missing some configuration on your sources.list files .

[eman1986]

looks like in ubuntu it's sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-security2

[RitaVratask]

I was having the same issue and sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-security2 worked for me.

Thanks!

[rljoia]

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-security2 install v2.9.2, instead of 2.9.3. How can I install v2.9.3 on ubuntu images? I suppose if I could use sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-security, the installed version will be v2.9.3.

[airween]

How can I install v2.9.3 on ubuntu images?

What is your Ubuntu version?

[rljoia]

How can I install v2.9.3 on ubuntu images?

What is your Ubuntu version?

Bionic (18.04)

[airween]

What is your Ubuntu version?

Bionic (18.04)

As you can see here, in that OS version the packaged version of mod-security is 2.9.2.

You can make your own package - or compile the module from the source.

[rljoia]

here

Thanks. I noticed that "eoan" version already have the v2.9.3 installed.

[airween]

Yes, as you can see, the 2.9.3 was released in December of 2018, so it can't be part of 18.04 nor 18.10.

[zimmerle]

The Best place to discuss the subject related to packing is on the distro issue management; there you can reach the package developers and the distro contributors.