How To Install wireshark-cli on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install wireshark-cli in AlmaLinux 8. wireshark-cli is Network traffic analyzer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wireshark-cli on AlmaLinux 8.

What is wireshark-cli

This package contains command-line utilities, plugins, and documentation for Wireshark.

We can use yum or dnf to install wireshark-cli on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install wireshark-cli.

Install wireshark-cli on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install wireshark-cli using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install wireshark-cli

Install wireshark-cli on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install wireshark-cli using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wireshark-cli

How To Uninstall wireshark-cli on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the wireshark-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove wireshark-cli

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wireshark-cli on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.