How to Install and Uninstall netsniff-ng Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "netsniff-ng" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install netsniff-ng on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                netsniff-ng
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "netsniff-ng" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall netsniff-ng on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the netsniff-ng package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package netsniff-ng:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : netsniff-ng
Version : 0.6.8-3.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 1.8 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : netsniff-ng-0.6.8-3.1.src
Upstream URL : http://netsniff-ng.org/
Summary : Network Sniffer for Packet Inspection
Description :
netsniff-ng is a network sniffer for packet inspection. It is similar
to tcpdump, and likewise uses a memory mapped area for accessing
packets. It can be used for protocol analysis and reverse
engineering, network debugging, measurement of performance
throughput, or network statistics creation of incoming packets on
central network nodes like routers or firewalls.
The netsniff-ng toolkit consists of the following utilities:
* netsniff-ng, a zero-copy analyzer, pcap capturing and replaying tool
* trafgen, a multithreaded low-level zero-copy network packet generator
* mausezahn, high-level packet generator for HW/SW appliances with Cisco-CLI
* bpfc, a Berkeley Packet Filter compiler, Linux BPF JIT disassembler
* ifpps, a top-like kernel networking statistics tool
* flowtop, a top-like netfilter connection tracking tool
* curvetun, a curve25519-based IP tunnel
* astraceroute, an autonomous system (AS) trace route utility