How to Install and Uninstall libwsutil7 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "libwsutil7" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libwsutil7 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libwsutil7" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libwsutil7 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libwsutil7
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libwsutil7 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libwsutil7
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: wireshark
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 200
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0)
Conflicts: libwireshark1 (<< 1.4.2-2), wireshark-common (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Replaces: libwireshark1 (<< 1.4.2-2), wireshark-common (<< 1.4.0~rc2-1)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/libwsutil7_2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04_amd64.deb
Size: 62196
MD5sum: b0347f1c633082ff5d5fded7be532b78
SHA1: bc8a491aaac822141443b93aae7e754e114e6814
SHA256: 5c737489590a61228b03d801784ec99c5c9bb55837265861912419e7e9ee0003
SHA512: b13c33a43769043c2c802042bbbcaa0257983056f89d3d25b8875bec1db0d376fcaba537591adecc56149de382e18fafd4cf0e4a7ea00b049f2c04bfcaab8232
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Description-en: network packet dissection utilities library -- shared library
The libwsutil library provides utility functions for libwireshark8.
Description-md5: b14782577a50236b3b70a33de8fd8bfc