Tiger Installation on Ubuntu 24.04

• Tiger is a long-standing security auditing and intrusion detection tool for Linux and UNIX systems.
•  It performs automated checks on system configuration, file permissions, user accounts, services, and logs to identify potential security weaknesses.
• It is useful for baseline security audits, compliance checks, hardening Linux servers, learning system security fundamentals

In this blog we’ll learn How to Install Tiger on Ubuntu 24.04

Update the system

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Install Tiger on Ubuntu 24.04

Tiger is available directly from Ubuntu repositories.

Install Tiger

sudo apt install tiger -y

Verify Installation

tiger --version

After installation, Tiger files are typically located at:

/usr/bin/tiger	   -    Main executable
/etc/tiger/	   -    Configuration files
/var/log/tiger/    -    Security audit reports
/usr/share/tiger/  - 	Scripts and rule sets

Running scan

sudo tiger

This process may take several minutes depending on system size.

Viewing Tiger Reports

Once the scan completes, Tiger generates a report file

Locate the Report

ls /var/log/tiger/

Read the Report

sudo less /var/log/tiger/security.report.*

Customizing Tiger Configuration

Tiger’s main configuration file is:

/etc/tiger/tigerrc

You can Disable specific checks

Example: Disable a specific check

Tiger_Checks="all !check_cron"

Running Tiger Automatically 

You can schedule Tiger to run weekly.

Create a Cron Job

sudo crontab -e

Add,

0 2 * * 0 /usr/bin/tiger

This runs Tiger every Sunday at 2 AM.

Tiger remains a useful security auditing tool for Ubuntu 24.04, especially for administrators who want a quick system health and security overview. While it shouldn’t be your only security tool, it’s excellent for baseline audits and hardening guidance.

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