Complete Guide: Installing libpcap on Arch Linux 2024

1. Install "libpcap" package

This guide let you learn how to install libpcap on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
                libpcap
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpcap" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libpcap on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
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3. Information about the libpcap package on Arch Linux

Repository : core
Name : libpcap
Version : 1.10.4-1
Description : A system-independent interface for user-level packet capture
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://www.tcpdump.org/
Licenses : BSD
Groups : None
Provides : libpcap.so=1-64
Depends On : glibc libnl sh libdbus-1.so=3-64
Optional Deps : None
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 285.04 KiB
Installed Size : 642.43 KiB
Packager : David Runge
Build Date : Mon Apr 17 07:56:27 2023
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature