How to Install and Uninstall libwireshark-dev Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libwireshark-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libwireshark-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libwireshark-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libwireshark-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libwireshark-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libwireshark-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: wireshark
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7991
Depends: libwsutil-dev, libwiretap-dev, libwireshark11 (= 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0)
Conflicts: wireshark-dev (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Replaces: wireshark-dev (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/libwireshark-dev_2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0_amd64.deb
Size: 855124
MD5sum: 745a2f7f36ac32db3244cba795cdd89c
SHA1: cec05665410859f73189fce3c31ec7d4250ec09a
SHA256: 011ea1e581626526b8d12d4415ace78a7be9b87941778642a2bffea3e34af7ac
SHA512: cd45ffb467622cb66b7d970c0f201adbc5846a3eb2dd875a2a661f82743c89329ae5ca2dfe82b2db4b17cefd5db0cf982bf4f8b0f680f2cffad3dd503a4109c2
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Description: network packet dissection library -- development files
Description-md5: 25ccc1e5a9f0de13127d7669433e7838

Package: libwireshark-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.5-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: wireshark
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 8233
Depends: libwsutil-dev, libwireshark10 (= 2.4.5-1)
Conflicts: wireshark-dev (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Replaces: wireshark-dev (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/libwireshark-dev_2.4.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 836864
MD5sum: a874af359bde628774c8b57aea6f29c6
SHA1: b41dfc4fee1c67421abb128ad4738f72d489a862
SHA256: 73248376ac937df0fe24d1c398cdcf255b157ffe7471d1e5b6959cc47104aa57
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Description: network packet dissection library -- development files
Description-md5: 25ccc1e5a9f0de13127d7669433e7838