CB Response: Will the typical RPM installation work for a SUSE Response Sensor?

Products

• Carbon Black EDR (formerly Cb Response)

Issue/Introduction

• Will the typical rpm installation work on SUSE sensors?

Environment

• CB Response Linux Sensor: Versions 6.2.1 and greater.
• SUSE: Versions 12 (SP2, SP3, & SP4), 15 (SP1)

Resolution

• Yes, using the command below has been successful with sensor installation:
  • Copy the <installation package name>.tar.gz sensor installation package to the Linux endpoint
  • Un-tar the <installation package name>.tar.gz file
    • IE: tar -zxvf <installation package name>.tar.gz
  • From the extracted .tar.gz file, run the .sh file and follow the installation prompts.
    • The configuration settings for the sensor are provided in the sensorsettings.ini file.