How to Install and Uninstall libpcap-dev Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "libpcap-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libpcap-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libpcap-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: libpcap-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.10.4-4ubuntu3
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: 13
Depends: libpcap0.8-dev, libibverbs-dev
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpcap/libpcap-dev_1.10.4-4ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 3340
MD5sum: 79947214d47bd810da05b198de64a48b
SHA1: accb36ab1f66e5281c74c459c14c1615b1d61253
SHA256: 4a36a45a20fa5aa53782065e3180367a0379dec2a308a49f0174d74461878ac2
SHA512: bb3c930813c02ece4802f58482ee8e981739032735bc57694742040df1a3ab65770af73c28e4b4b19be1aac554812df15f209ac138ef73a72861d8b5233fc83e
Homepage: https://www.tcpdump.org/
Description: development library for libpcap (transitional package)
Description-md5: 10078daf2f68ccb78a8fc1970d8c94f5