How to Install and Uninstall libpcap-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "libpcap-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libpcap-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libpcap-dev

2. Uninstall "libpcap-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libpcap-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):

$ sudo apt remove libpcap-dev $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libpcap-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libpcap-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.10.1-4build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libpcap
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Romain Francoise
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Depends: libpcap0.8-dev
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpcap/libpcap-dev_1.10.1-4build1_amd64.deb
Size: 3328
MD5sum: 3b9667c05aed79462bcc1419515f08a8
SHA1: cf526b6fffd5c64f6543cbbe773227556e167c4a
SHA256: 06da699897d7432a5f8d07d8fbb7053731ad7e7aaf267053de01a6cd0d071ba2
SHA512: 5ceb44396e0d7e2a09a73ca36e843160b88a5e41e3acf8df484da5e5e8544331de991a7928d7f200ddc53f672dc150c413a4d198145888c7a759eae627db532a
Homepage: https://www.tcpdump.org/
Description: development library for libpcap (transitional package)
Description-md5: 10078daf2f68ccb78a8fc1970d8c94f5