Upgrading Wazuh agents on Linux endpoints

Select your package manager and follow the instructions to upgrade the Wazuh agent locally.

Note

You need root user privileges to run all the commands described below.

  1. Install the GPG key.

    # curl -s https://packages.wazuh.com/key/GPG-KEY-WAZUH | gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring gnupg-ring:/usr/share/keyrings/wazuh.gpg --import && chmod 644 /usr/share/keyrings/wazuh.gpg

  2. Add the Wazuh repository.

    # echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/wazuh.gpg] https://packages.wazuh.com/4.x/apt/ stable main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wazuh.list

  3. Upgrade the Wazuh agent to the latest version.

    # apt-get update
# apt-get install wazuh-agent

  4. It is recommended to disable the Wazuh repository in order to avoid undesired upgrades and compatibility issues as the Wazuh agent should always be in the same or an older version than the Wazuh manager. Skip this step if the package is set to a hold state.

    # sed -i "s/^deb/#deb/" /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wazuh.list
# apt-get update

Note

For Debian 7, 8, and Ubuntu 14 systems import the GCP key and add the Wazuh repository (steps 1 and 2) using the following commands.

# apt-get install gnupg apt-transport-https
# curl -s https://packages.wazuh.com/key/GPG-KEY-WAZUH | apt-key add -
# echo "deb https://packages.wazuh.com/4.x/apt/ stable main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wazuh.list