How To Install libwiretap11 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiretap11 on Kali Linux. libwiretap11 is network packet capture library – shared library

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.