Install ncaptool on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install ncaptool
Learn how to install ncaptool with the command sudo apt-get install ncaptool on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of ncaptool:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: ncaptool
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install ncaptool
Package Details | |
| Package: | ncaptool |
| Version: | 1.9.2-1build1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | network capture tool ncap is a network capture library like libpcap (on which it is based) and tcpdump. It produces binary data in its own ncap format, which can be stored in a dump file or transmitted over a UDP socket. Unlike libpcap, it discards data link headers and only supports IPv4 and IPv6 packets, but it can perform reassembly of IP datagrams. . This package contains the ncaptool command line program. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/net |
How to install ncaptool on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If ncaptool is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L ncaptool' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L ncaptool Package `ncaptool' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing ncaptool:
After system update use the following command to install ncaptool:
sudo apt-get install ncaptool
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove ncaptool from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the ncaptool from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the ncaptool following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove ncaptool
Following command is used to remove the ncaptool package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove ncaptool
This will remove ncaptool and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing ncaptool with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge ncaptool
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove ncaptool
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with ncaptool package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.