How to Install and Uninstall libwiretap-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "libwiretap-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libwiretap-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libwiretap-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libwiretap-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libwiretap-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libwiretap-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libwiretap-dev package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libwiretap-dev
Source: wireshark
Version: 2.6.20-0+deb10u3
Installed-Size: 291
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: wireshark-dev (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Depends: libwiretap8 (= 2.6.20-0+deb10u3)
Conflicts: wireshark-dev (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Description: network packet capture library -- development files
Description-md5: a4b3626aeba85265e850e80dbf470c9e
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Tag: devel::library, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wireshark/libwiretap-dev_2.6.20-0+deb10u3_amd64.deb
Size: 85836
MD5sum: 2b53c221ac14ce7653505e20b7811375
SHA256: 6708c6eb42aad6bb5e0020d6f98190ae35b22ad5b2473233e111c8fe25f722f4

Package: libwiretap-dev
Source: wireshark
Version: 2.6.20-0+deb10u2
Installed-Size: 291
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: wireshark-dev (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Depends: libwiretap8 (= 2.6.20-0+deb10u2)
Conflicts: wireshark-dev (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Description: network packet capture library -- development files
Description-md5: a4b3626aeba85265e850e80dbf470c9e
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/libwiretap-dev_2.6.20-0+deb10u2_amd64.deb
Size: 85684
MD5sum: dfc2c246294ddffd814150109a07605a
SHA256: d7d4c9e3f3c6dcf2103c3cc0fb1d603a256086e42508c1807bf3b8a97b743e49