How To Install libvirt-wireshark on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-wireshark on Kali Linux.
What is libvirt-wireshark
libvirt-wireshark is:
Libvirt is a C toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). The library aims at providing a long term stable C API for different virtualization mechanisms. It currently supports QEMU, KVM, XEN, OpenVZ, LXC, and VirtualBox.
This package contains the wireshark dissector.
There are three methods to install libvirt-wireshark on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvirt-wireshark Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvirt-wireshark using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvirt-wiresharkInstall libvirt-wireshark Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvirt-wireshark using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvirt-wiresharkInstall libvirt-wireshark Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvirt-wireshark using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvirt-wiresharkHow To Uninstall libvirt-wireshark on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvirt-wireshark package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvirt-wiresharkUninstall libvirt-wireshark And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvirt-wireshark and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvirt-wiresharkRemove libvirt-wireshark Configurations and Data
To remove libvirt-wireshark configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvirt-wiresharkRemove libvirt-wireshark configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvirt-wireshark configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvirt-wiresharkDependencies
libvirt-wireshark have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-wireshark package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
