How to Install and Uninstall dsniff Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "dsniff" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dsniff on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dsniff
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dsniff" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall dsniff on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dsniff
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dsniff package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: dsniff
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4b1+debian-30
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 439
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.33), libdb5.3, libnet1 (>= 1.1.2.1), libnids1.21 (>= 1.23), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libtirpc3 (>= 1.0.2), libx11-6, libxmu6, openssl
Filename: pool/universe/d/dsniff/dsniff_2.4b1+debian-30_amd64.deb
Size: 98600
MD5sum: 7ba71b6d3899802884dabf71825ffb9a
SHA1: 14dd4d99630adcc72c9ad96cd018f6786aa2fcc8
SHA256: bac95523ee930a6c8c8e9a59978885fcfd0c077dfb523c8de1d67e23bd0b8fd8
SHA512: f5a85739c2255c0bdb8a702fa0f37da0688d4bc94761f21741274a70b2ae4702c75ba7cdb000fa63d9b5134e17f7344bb4392d583ac4425092c5543c3b4ee9da
Homepage: https://www.monkey.org/~dugsong/dsniff/
Description-en: Various tools to sniff network traffic for cleartext insecurities
This package contains several tools to listen to and create network traffic:
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* arpspoof - Send out unrequested (and possibly forged) arp replies.
* dnsspoof - forge replies to arbitrary DNS address / pointer queries
on the Local Area Network.
* dsniff - password sniffer for several protocols.
* filesnarf - saves selected files sniffed from NFS traffic.
* macof - flood the local network with random MAC addresses.
* mailsnarf - sniffs mail on the LAN and stores it in mbox format.
* msgsnarf - record selected messages from different Instant Messengers.
* sshmitm - SSH monkey-in-the-middle. proxies and sniffs SSH traffic.
* sshow - SSH traffic analyser.
* tcpkill - kills specified in-progress TCP connections.
* tcpnice - slow down specified TCP connections via "active"
traffic shaping.
* urlsnarf - output selected URLs sniffed from HTTP traffic in CLF.
* webmitm - HTTP / HTTPS monkey-in-the-middle. transparently proxies.
* webspy - sends URLs sniffed from a client to your local browser
(requires libx11-6 installed).
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Please do not abuse this software.
Description-md5: f59711cd7b27b929d9435bf6750d88a7