How to Install and Uninstall wireshark Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "wireshark" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install wireshark on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall wireshark on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: wireshark
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.2-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 60
Depends: wireshark-qt (= 3.6.2-2)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark_3.6.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 4992
MD5sum: a4ca87e40fd17eac0762e6597e80e9e0
SHA1: 0ed0f86ae2677810050d933cce068f204129571b
SHA256: 327e0491d1db9d501baefa17053fa983b22e50d510a719e8cf8da40bf784fd7a
SHA512: e9d6d45f796719f3e9cbdd56fbd5f205aba8f86939ced26d51bd0cb26a22ff2591355af21c0b04e37226cef848f8e14a00f2c5c25cc52f15728b9f764f4fd308
Homepage: https://www.wireshark.org/
Description: network traffic analyzer - meta-package
Description-md5: e2e26f45272009095cc47933b48129a6