Install tshark on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install tshark
Learn how to install tshark with the command sudo apt-get install tshark on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of tshark:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: tshark
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install tshark
Package Details | |
| Package: | tshark |
| Version: | 1.6.7-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.wireshark.org/ |
| Description: | network traffic analyzer - console version Wireshark is a network "sniffer" - a tool that captures and analyzes packets off the wire. Wireshark can decode too many protocols to list here. . This package provides the console version of wireshark, named "tshark". Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/net |
How to install tshark 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 tshark is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L tshark' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L tshark Package `tshark' 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 tshark:
After system update use the following command to install tshark:
sudo apt-get install tshark
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 tshark from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the tshark 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 tshark following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove tshark
Following command is used to remove the tshark package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove tshark
This will remove tshark and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing tshark with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge tshark
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove tshark
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with tshark package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.