How to Install and Uninstall tshark Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "tshark" package

Please follow the instructions below to install tshark on Kali Linux


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall tshark on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                tshark
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tshark package on Kali Linux

Package: tshark
Source: wireshark
Version: 4.2.2-1
Installed-Size: 400
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.75.3), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1), libwireshark17 (>= 4.1.0), libwiretap14 (>= 4.1.0), libwsutil15 (>= 4.1.1rc0), wireshark-common (= 4.2.2-1)
Size: 160300
SHA256: a2ff45985afd18d8dd72a9486582ea0e1ba0f19be0e903ace79b5665b6f99647
SHA1: 61f557aaeaf32c4fcc98fa3d1bbfc1680fe9d9b8
MD5sum: 8dcb96c663977570d66b9aecbf07a75c
Description: network traffic analyzer - console version
Wireshark is a network "sniffer" - a tool that captures and analyzes
packets off the wire. Wireshark can decode too many protocols to list
here.
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This package provides the console version of wireshark, named
"tshark".
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.wireshark.org/
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
network::scanner, role::program, scope::utility, use::monitor,
works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/wireshark/tshark_4.2.2-1_amd64.deb