How To Install wireshark-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install wireshark-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04. wireshark-gtk is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wireshark-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04.

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 Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install wireshark-gtk Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wireshark-gtk

Install wireshark-gtk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wireshark-gtk

Install wireshark-gtk 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 wireshark-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wireshark-gtk

How To Uninstall wireshark-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove wireshark-gtk

Uninstall wireshark-gtk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wireshark-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wireshark-gtk

Remove wireshark-gtk Configurations and Data

To remove wireshark-gtk configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wireshark-gtk

Remove 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-gtk

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wireshark-gtk package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.