# Bro upgrades, and plugins vs. packages, and bro-pkg **URL:** \ **Category:** Zeek\ **Created:** [December 20, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-upgrades-and-plugins-vs-packages-and-bro-pkg/5566 "2018-12-20T20:55:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![James\_inthe\_box](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@James\_inthe\_box](https://community.zeek.org/u/James_inthe_box)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-upgrades-and-plugins-vs-packages-and-bro-pkg/5566/1 "2018-12-20T20:55:40Z")
So here we go. I've attacked this with my lab and here are some thoughts/results. Current state: bro-2.6 installed from source (config option --prefix=/opt/bro) bro-af\_packet-plugin ja3 intel-seen-more domain-tld installed via bro-pkg after upgrading to bro-2.6.1 errors like the below: fatal error in /opt/bro/share/bro/base/init-bare.bro, line 1: cannot load plugin library /opt/bro/lib/bro/plugins/packages/bro-af\_packet-plugin//lib/Bro-AF\_Packet.linux-x86\_64.so: /opt/bro/lib/bro/plugins/packages/bro-af\_packet-plugin//lib/Bro-AF\_Packet.linux-x86\_64.so: undefined symbol: bro\_version\_2\_6\_plugin\_6 next up, remove and reinstall bro-af\_backup-plugin: root@# bro-pkg remove bro-af\_packet-plugin The following packages will be REMOVED:    bro/j-gras/bro-af\_packet-plugin Proceed? [Y/n] y Removed "bro/j-gras/bro-af\_packet-plugin" root@# bro-pkg install bro-af\_packet-plugin The following packages will be INSTALLED:    bro/j-gras/bro-af\_packet-plugin (1.3.0) Proceed? [Y/n] y Running unit tests for "bro/j-gras/bro-af\_packet-plugin" [0%] scripts.show-plugin ... failed    % 'bro -NN Bro::AF\_Packet \> output' failed unexpectedly (exit code 1)    % cat .stderr    fatal error in /opt/bro/share/bro/base/init-bare.bro, line 1: cannot load plugin library /root/.bro-pkg/testing/bro-af\_packet-plugin/plugins/packages/bro-af\_packet-plugin//lib/Bro-AF\_Packet.linux-x86\_64.so: /root/.bro-pkg/testing/bro-af\_packet-plugin/plugins/packages/bro-af\_packet-plugin//lib/Bro-AF\_Packet.linux-x86\_64.so: undefined symbol: bro\_version\_2\_6\_plugin\_6 1 of 1 test failed error: bro/j-gras/bro-af\_packet-plugin tests failed, inspect contents of /root/.bro-pkg/testing/bro-af\_packet-plugin for details Proceed to install anyway? [N/y] n Abort. a thought occurs....modify /root/.bro-pkg/config -\> bro\_dist = /build/bro-2.6.1 all works. So long story short, the upgrade process going forward should be: ./configure, make, make install bro-pkg autoconfig bro-pkg refresh on from there. It might be worthwhile to annotate somewhere in the README or create an UPGRADE in the tarball to reflect that bro-pkg will need some attention as well during the upgrade process. Thank you! James ---
**Author:** ![ericooi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@ericooi](https://community.zeek.org/u/ericooi)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-upgrades-and-plugins-vs-packages-and-bro-pkg/5566/2 "2018-12-21T18:04:24Z")
Thanks James. The is helpful. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bro-upgrades-and-plugins-vs-packages-and-bro-pkg/5566/3 "2022-05-06T15:46:15Z")
Closed on May 6, 2022, 3:46pm UTC