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This default distribution is governed by the Elastic License, and includes the full set of free features.
AARCH64 downloads are available as a beta release and should not be used in production.
View the detailed release notes here.
Packetbeat has only one dependency: libpcap.
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A pure Apache 2.0 licensed distribution is available via the OSS download page.
Download and unzip Packetbeat
Packetbeat can also be installed from our package repositories using apt or yum. See Repositories in the Guide.
Edit the packetbeat.yml configuration file
Start the daemon by running sudo ./packetbeat -e -c packetbeat.yml
Dive into the getting started guide and video.
