How To Install libwiretap11 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiretap11
on Kali Linux.
What is libwiretap11
libwiretap11 is:
Wiretap, part of the Wireshark project, is a library that allows one to read and write several packet capture file formats.
Supported formats are:
- Libpcap
- Sniffer
- LANalyzer
- Network Monitor
- “snoop”
- “iptrace”
- Sniffer Basic (NetXRay)/Windows Sniffer Pro
- RADCOM WAN/LAN Analyzers
- Lucent/Ascend access products
- HP-UX nettl
- Toshiba ISDN Router
- ISDN4BSD “i4btrace” utility
- Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System iplogging facility
- pppd logs (pppdump-format files)
- VMS TCPTRACE
- DBS Etherwatch (text format)
- Catapult DCT2000 (.out files)
Wiretap’s shortcomings are: no filter capability and no support for packet capture.
There are three methods to install libwiretap11
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 libwiretap11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwiretap11
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwiretap11
Install libwiretap11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwiretap11
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwiretap11
Install libwiretap11 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 update
After updating apt database, We can install libwiretap11
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwiretap11
How To Uninstall libwiretap11 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libwiretap11
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwiretap11
Uninstall libwiretap11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwiretap11
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwiretap11
Remove libwiretap11 Configurations and Data
To remove libwiretap11
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwiretap11
Remove libwiretap11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwiretap11
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwiretap11
Dependencies
libwiretap11 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiretap11
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.