How to Install and Uninstall wireshark Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "wireshark" package

Learn how to install wireshark on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wireshark
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wireshark" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall wireshark on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: wireshark
Version: 2.6.20-0+deb10u3
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Depends: wireshark-qt | wireshark-gtk
Conflicts: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Description: network traffic analyzer - meta-package
Description-md5: e2e26f45272009095cc47933b48129a6
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, network::scanner, protocol::ethernet, role::program,
scope::utility, uitoolkit::gtk, use::analysing, use::monitor,
works-with::network-traffic, x11::application
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_2.6.20-0+deb10u3_amd64.deb
Size: 47260
MD5sum: 4b38991f03eb7bba07e475161cd9c5ee
SHA256: 3a86db5f4be7d6c46b7148059097641938e5610859ba9572cc173c97d127e536

Package: wireshark
Version: 2.6.20-0+deb10u2
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Depends: wireshark-qt | wireshark-gtk
Conflicts: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Description: network traffic analyzer - meta-package
Description-md5: e2e26f45272009095cc47933b48129a6
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/w/wireshark/wireshark_2.6.20-0+deb10u2_amd64.deb
Size: 47088
MD5sum: cb995bb037cf30a19cd82b70bbaccaad
SHA256: 83b54a432df14e218c1dc099c9388054cd6dcec6c68a6c3085755e5441e4a5de