How to Install and Uninstall libwiretap5 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "libwiretap5" package

This guide let you learn how to install libwiretap5 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libwiretap5
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libwiretap5" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libwiretap5 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libwiretap5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libwiretap5 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libwiretap5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 462
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Architecture: amd64
Source: wireshark
Version: 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libwsutil6 (>= 2.0.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.2.4)
Conflicts: wireshark-common (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/libwiretap5_2.0.2+ga16e22e-1_amd64.deb
Size: 153202
MD5sum: d0d22157b0bbde1cd19131fd9e2cb612
SHA1: dcf46385227841fdfd8d8eebe2d67722a7fac424
SHA256: 73fed334226eb93fdd67ca672c6d6a7147c5dcbff4fc8f7670fbce38436e606e
Description-en: network packet capture library -- shared library
Wiretap, part of the Wireshark project, is a library that allows one to
read and write several packet capture file formats.
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Supported formats are:
* Libpcap
* Sniffer
* LANalyzer
* Network Monitor
* "snoop"
* "iptrace"
* Sniffer Basic (NetXRay)/Windows Sniffer Pro
* RADCOM WAN/LAN Analyzers
* Lucent/Ascend access products
* HP-UX nettl
* Toshiba ISDN Router
* ISDN4BSD "i4btrace" utility
* Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System iplogging facility
* pppd logs (pppdump-format files)
* VMS TCPTRACE
* DBS Etherwatch (text format)
* Catapult DCT2000 (.out files)
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Wiretap's shortcomings are: no filter capability and no support for packet
capture.
Description-md5: c47b22d9617f547351ca36c045296943
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu