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== Required ==
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The only required dependency needed to run {{Fail2ban}} is [http://www.python.org Python]. You need:
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* 0.9 branch
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** [http://www.python.org Python] >=2.3
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* 0.8 branch (<0.8.2)
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** [http://www.python.org Python] >=2.4
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* 0.8 branch (>=0.8.2)
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** [http://www.python.org Python] >=2.3
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* 0.6 branch
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** [http://www.python.org Python] >=2.3
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Since 0.8.2, we set the minimal requirement back to [http://www.python.org Python] 2.3. Lots of rock-solid server distributions are still shipped with this version of [http://www.python.org Python].
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== Optional ==
 
== Optional ==
  
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* [ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/index.html TCP Wrapper]
 
* [ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/index.html TCP Wrapper]
 
* a mailer script
 
* a mailer script
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[[Category:Fail2ban]]

Revision as of 00:23, 4 December 2011

Required

The only required dependency needed to run Fail2ban is Python. You need:

  • 0.8 branch (<0.8.2)
  • 0.8 branch (>=0.8.2)

Since 0.8.2, we set the minimal requirement back to Python 2.3. Lots of rock-solid server distributions are still shipped with this version of Python.

Optional

You may need some of these packages depending on your requirements: