How to Install and Uninstall wireshark-qt Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "wireshark-qt" package

This tutorial shows how to install wireshark-qt on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wireshark-qt
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wireshark-qt" package

Learn how to uninstall wireshark-qt on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: wireshark-qt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wireshark
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 8361
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1), libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.0~beta), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.8.0), libqt5multimedia5 (>= 5.6.0~beta), libqt5printsupport5 (>= 5.2.0), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libwireshark11 (>= 2.5.1), libwiretap8 (>= 2.6.2), libwscodecs2 (>= 2.5.0), libwsutil9 (>= 2.6.5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), wireshark-common (= 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0)
Recommends: libqt5multimedia5-plugins
Breaks: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3), wireshark (<< 2.0.0~)
Replaces: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3), wireshark (<< 2.0.0~)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark-qt_2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0_amd64.deb
Size: 3429484
MD5sum: 561a11bfefe5f46b05497032b3dd1eae
SHA1: 261c25f75cb13d992ee538d3d77d4765ed6814df
SHA256: 95cca3fcfdb5b8f52df61b569ff64552462430bb3ef0fcc86b37a040c4fdcd0d
SHA512: a6aad674c4cf4f8f3e03ef501638d14dc885e98b0514ee36bdfa7c772d2868e8daadebbde88cb5c63a847d472b98d9a3cd650c0062e92c167e1cdb3cb223f236
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Description: network traffic analyzer - Qt version
Description-md5: 4aa78d5ff5497c82e96e6e723d3c5af6

Package: wireshark-qt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4.5-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wireshark
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 8018
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1), libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.0~beta), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.8.0), libqt5multimedia5 (>= 5.6.0~beta), libqt5printsupport5 (>= 5.2.0), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libwireshark10 (>= 2.4.4), libwiretap7 (>= 2.4.4), libwscodecs1 (>= 2.3.0), libwsutil8 (>= 2.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), wireshark-common (= 2.4.5-1), xdg-utils
Breaks: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3), wireshark (<< 2.0.0~)
Replaces: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3), wireshark (<< 2.0.0~)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark-qt_2.4.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 3357432
MD5sum: 5d55e8f994874587d3909afddbdabfa5
SHA1: 71d51717e47b37221f2abb02c8e5c1828328eacc
SHA256: bd02941ef4c09812bf93adf2e186111d8f9571b5bde5b5400a5164d253fee94f
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Description: network traffic analyzer - Qt version
Description-md5: 4aa78d5ff5497c82e96e6e723d3c5af6