How To Install libwiretap6 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiretap6 on Debian 9. libwiretap6 is network packet capture library – shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiretap6 on Debian 9.

What is libwiretap6

libwiretap6 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 libwiretap6 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libwiretap6 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwiretap6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwiretap6

Install libwiretap6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwiretap6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwiretap6

Install libwiretap6 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libwiretap6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwiretap6

How To Uninstall libwiretap6 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libwiretap6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwiretap6

Uninstall libwiretap6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwiretap6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwiretap6

Remove libwiretap6 Configurations and Data

To remove libwiretap6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwiretap6

Remove libwiretap6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwiretap6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwiretap6

Dependencies

libwiretap6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiretap6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.