How To Install wireshark-gtk on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wireshark-gtk on Kali Linux.
What is wireshark-gtk
wireshark-gtk is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install wireshark-gtk 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 wireshark-gtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install wireshark-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wireshark-gtkInstall wireshark-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install wireshark-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wireshark-gtkInstall wireshark-gtk 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install wireshark-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wireshark-gtkHow To Uninstall wireshark-gtk on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the wireshark-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wireshark-gtkUninstall wireshark-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wireshark-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wireshark-gtkRemove wireshark-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove wireshark-gtk configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wireshark-gtkRemove wireshark-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wireshark-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wireshark-gtkDependencies
wireshark-gtk have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wireshark-gtk package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.