How To Install tshark on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tshark on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tshark
tshark is:
Wireshark is a network “sniffer” - a tool that captures and analyzes packets off the wire. Wireshark can decode too many protocols to list here.
This package provides the console version of wireshark, named “tshark”.
There are three methods to install tshark on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tshark Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tshark using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tshark
Install tshark Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tshark using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tshark
Install tshark 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tshark using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tshark
How To Uninstall tshark on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tshark package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tshark
Uninstall tshark And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tshark and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tshark
Remove tshark Configurations and Data
To remove tshark configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tshark
Remove tshark configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tshark configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tshark
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tshark package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
