How to Install and Uninstall wireshark-common Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 26,2024

1. Install "wireshark-common" package

This guide let you learn how to install wireshark-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall wireshark-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wireshark-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wireshark-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: wireshark-common
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.2.3-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wireshark
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1307
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.35.8), libmaxminddb0 (>= 1.0.2), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.21), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1), libspeexdsp1 (>= 1.2~beta3.2-1), libssh-gcrypt-4 (>= 0.8.0), libsystemd0, libwireshark13 (>= 3.2.3-1), libwiretap10 (>= 3.2.3-1), libwsutil11 (>= 3.1.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libcap2-bin
Recommends: wireshark (>= 3.2.3-1) | tshark (>= 3.2.3-1)
Breaks: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3), wireshark (<< 2.0.0~), wireshark-gtk (<< 3.0.0), wireshark-qt (<< 2.0.0~rc3+g841d5e1)
Replaces: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3), wireshark (<< 2.0.0~), wireshark-qt (<< 2.0.0~rc3+g841d5e1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark-common_3.2.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 440624
MD5sum: 3c6150f966b4c6f22b39c12886151fe2
SHA1: 9f3ad1a0a8ffd9d6a3377326ded874f32ebbf009
SHA256: c0522c58003a14078bbc45c2fe280a7177f375c6f798dbaf164edbe6e312107d
Homepage: https://www.wireshark.org/
Description: network traffic analyzer - common files
Description-md5: b1c29e0c6a4eee149d83574a64f12c2b