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

Last updated: November 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libpcap-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

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)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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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):


    
        
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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 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