HOWTO :: Install GeoIP Module On AWS linux2

Note: Ensure you have root privileges when executing these commands. You can either switch to the root user using sudo -i or prepend sudo to each command.

Remember to periodically check for updates to the xtables-addons  to ensure you have the latest features and security patches.

Prerequisites:

• A Linux-based system. This guide is based on Amazon Linux 2 on EC2, but it should be applicable to any CentOS/RHEL-based distribution. For Debian/Ubuntu-based systems, replace yum with apt in package management commands.
  
  

Steps:

1. Set Up the Build Environment:
   
   

   Note: The following step may require some time to complete. Please be patient and allow it to finish.
   
   

   • Install the necessary packages. For CentOS/RHEL:

     yum install gcc gcc-c++ make automake unzip zip xz kernel-devel-`uname -r` iptables-devel cpan

     For Debian/Ubuntu:

     
     

     apt-get install gcc g++ make automake unzip zip xz-utils linux-headers-`uname -r` iptables-dev cpanminus

2. Set Up CPAN:

   • Initialize and install CPAN. This is required as the GeoIP build scripts are written in Perl.

     cpan install

3. Install Required CPAN Modules:

   • Install the necessary Perl modules for the xt_geoip_build script:

     cpan Text::CSV Text::CSV_XS Net::CIDR::Lite

4. Download and Extract xtables-addons:

   • Fetch the latest xtables-addons build. Adjust the version number as needed.

     wget <https://inai.de/files/xtables-addons/xtables-addons-3.18.tar.xz> tar -xvf xtables-addons-3.18.tar.xz cd xtables-addons-3.18

5. Configure the Build:

   • Edit the mconfig file to select the modules you need. For instance, to build only the geoip module, comment out other modules and ensure build_geoip=m is active.
     
     

6. Build and Install:

   • Compile and install the selected xtables-addon modules:

     ./configure && make && make install