How To Install termshark on Debian 12

Learn how to install termshark on Debian 12 with this tutorial. termshark is Terminal UI for tshark, inspired by Wireshark

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install termshark on Debian 12.

What is termshark

termshark is:

If you’re debugging on a remote machine with a large pcap and no desire to scp it back to your desktop, termshark can help!

Features: ?? Read pcap files or sniff live interfaces (where tshark is permitted) ?? Inspect each packet using familiar Wireshark-inspired views ?? Filter pcaps or live captures using Wireshark’s display filters ?? Copy ranges of packets to the clipboard from the terminal ?? Written in Go, compiles to a single executable on each platform

There are three methods to install termshark on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install termshark Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install termshark

Install termshark Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install termshark

Install termshark 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 termshark using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install termshark

How To Uninstall termshark on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove termshark

Uninstall termshark And Its Dependencies

To uninstall termshark and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove termshark

Remove termshark Configurations and Data

To remove termshark configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge termshark

Remove termshark configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge termshark

Dependencies

termshark have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install termshark package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.