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@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ To install, just do: tar xvfj fail2ban-0.11.0.tar.bz2 cd fail2ban-0.11.0 python setup.py install + +Alternatively, you can clone the source from GitHub to a directory of Your choice, and do the install from there. Pick the correct branch, for example, 0.11 + git clone https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban + cd fail2ban + sudo python setup.py install + This will install Fail2Ban into the python library directory. The executable scripts are placed into `/usr/bin`, and configuration under `/etc/fail2ban`. @@ -56,6 +62,9 @@ Fail2Ban should be correctly installed now. Just type: to see if everything is alright. You should always use fail2ban-client and never call fail2ban-server directly. +You can verify that you have the correct version installed with + + sudo fail2ban-client version Please note that the system init/service script is not automatically installed. To enable fail2ban as an automatic service, simply copy the script for your |