How to Install and Uninstall ngrep Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "ngrep" package

This is a short guide on how to install ngrep on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                ngrep
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ngrep" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ngrep on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the ngrep package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package ngrep:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : ngrep
Version : 1.47-bp155.3.4
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 36.0 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : ngrep-1.47-bp155.3.4.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/jpr5/ngrep
Summary : Network grep
Description :
ngrep strives to provide most of GNU grep's common features, applying them
to the network layer. ngrep is a pcap-aware tool that allows you to specify
extended regular or hexadecimal expressions to match against data payloads
of packets. It currently recognizes IPv4/6, TCP, UDP, ICMPv4/6, IGMP and
Raw across Ethernet, PPP, SLIP, FDDI, Token Ring and null interfaces, and
understands BPF filter logic in the same fashion as more common packet
sniffing tools, such as tcpdump and snoop.