How to Install and Uninstall libwireshark-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "libwireshark-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libwireshark-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libwireshark-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libwireshark-dev package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libwireshark-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.4.7-1~exp1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: wireshark
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 8726
Depends: libwsutil-dev, libwiretap-dev, libwireshark14 (= 3.4.7-1~exp1)
Conflicts: wireshark-dev (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Replaces: wireshark-dev (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/libwireshark-dev_3.4.7-1~exp1_amd64.deb
Size: 996484
MD5sum: 2f11c08c020f7c268a5705c196e356fd
SHA1: 51058c81071968bb1d985524e56ecb9c6ae91443
SHA256: a7be27135ce31bd494308b871bbed72f96b4410098d669b981ba197485f001fa
SHA512: 1a4e8b000ed8b05c26a9497381498e34e64c66fb1eb37ad3c21ee3b6e2858c96c85ac52972225f5d5c93dc927720097e043dffe2824ebd089c70ed7ae22449a4
Homepage: https://www.wireshark.org/
Description-en: network packet dissection library -- development files
The "libwireshark" library provides the network packet dissection services
developed by the Wireshark project.
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This package contains the static library and the C header files that are
needed for applications to use libwireshark services.
Description-md5: 25ccc1e5a9f0de13127d7669433e7838