How to Install and Uninstall netsniff-ng Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "netsniff-ng" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install netsniff-ng on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                netsniff-ng
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "netsniff-ng" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall netsniff-ng on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the netsniff-ng package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: netsniff-ng
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.8-2build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Borkmann
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2137
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcli1.10 (>= 1.9.1), libgeoip1 (>= 1.6.12), libncurses6 (>= 6), libnet1 (>= 1.1.6), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.1), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libsodium23 (>= 0.6.0), libtinfo6 (>= 6), liburcu8 (>= 0.13.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3)
Recommends: ntp
Filename: pool/universe/n/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng_0.6.8-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 681120
MD5sum: 29a94f72d662c39da6eb5efaec4069e2
SHA1: 9352b02f0f7e6a7b257f8eddf9365c350861c70e
SHA256: 968abaf15558d28f7b08b6b813c857a0f9364f473ebd51673a444fa86aa9edf3
SHA512: 3a662339dc360129ffaafbba85ceb7dd0bff064d90cf553750037ce9ae6f373c0d70cd8fed4f2de4d454c05ef30fe3e8ac0f605f923857e68fe34ddf0e2e2023
Homepage: http://netsniff-ng.org/
Description: Linux network packet sniffer toolkit
Description-md5: b94b6656a53c5a961d6819a18232069f