Install Suricata Update
=======================
+.. note:: If you have already installed Suricata 4.1 you likely
+ already have Suricata-Update installed. Please check if the
+ ``suricata-update`` command is available to you before
+ installing.
+
Suricata-Update is a tool written in Python and best installed with
the ``pip`` tool for installing Python packages.
To install ``suricata-update`` globally::
- pip install --pre --upgrade suricata-update
+ pip install --upgrade suricata-update
or to install it to your own directory::
- pip install --user --pre --upgrade suricata-update
+ pip install --user --upgrade suricata-update
.. note:: When installing to your home directory the
``suricata-update`` program will be installed to