How to Install and Uninstall libpcap-dev Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "libpcap-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libpcap-dev on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libpcap-dev on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpcap-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpcap-dev package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: libpcap-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.10.1-4build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libpcap
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Romain Francoise
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Depends: libpcap0.8-dev
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpcap/libpcap-dev_1.10.1-4build1_amd64.deb
Size: 3328
MD5sum: 3b9667c05aed79462bcc1419515f08a8
SHA1: cf526b6fffd5c64f6543cbbe773227556e167c4a
SHA256: 06da699897d7432a5f8d07d8fbb7053731ad7e7aaf267053de01a6cd0d071ba2
SHA512: 5ceb44396e0d7e2a09a73ca36e843160b88a5e41e3acf8df484da5e5e8544331de991a7928d7f200ddc53f672dc150c413a4d198145888c7a759eae627db532a
Homepage: https://www.tcpdump.org/
Description: development library for libpcap (transitional package)
Description-md5: 10078daf2f68ccb78a8fc1970d8c94f5