Step 1: Update your system

$ sudo apt update

Step 2: Add Suricata Repository

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oisf/suricata-stable

Step 3: Install Suricata

$ sudo apt install suricata

$ sudo systemctl enable suricata.service

$ sudo suricata –build-info

$ sudo systemctl status suricata

Step 4: Basic setup

$ sudo vim /etc/suricata/suricata.yaml

Step 5: Suricata Rules

$ ls /etc/suricata/rules/

$ sudo suricata-update

Step 6: Running Suricata

$ sudo systemctl restart suricata
$ sudo tail /var/log/suricata/suricata.log