How to Install and Uninstall netsniff-ng Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "netsniff-ng" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                netsniff-ng
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "netsniff-ng" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall netsniff-ng on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: netsniff-ng
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 1756
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Borkmann
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.0-1build2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcli1.9 (>= 1.9.1), libgeoip1, libncurses5 (>= 6), libnet1 (>= 1.1.2.1), libnetfilter-conntrack3, libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libsodium18 (>= 0.6.0), libtinfo5 (>= 6), liburcu4 (>= 0.9.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3)
Recommends: ntp
Filename: pool/universe/n/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng_0.6.0-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 546696
MD5sum: 3de497898777f00d31dafb21f191f159
SHA1: 09cff64066a98904aa0ce109e4f12827b8469cf9
SHA256: 26b500669b0b100ffc23553273eb324f17db95c70b2701a7e70ac835552e0d78
Description-en: Linux network packet sniffer toolkit
netsniff-ng is a high performance Linux network sniffer for packet inspection.
It can be used for protocol analysis, reverse engineering or network
debugging. The gain of performance is reached by 'zero-copy' mechanisms, so
that the kernel does not need to copy packets from kernelspace to userspace.
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netsniff-ng toolkit currently consists of the following utilities:
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* netsniff-ng: the zero-copy sniffer, pcap capturer and replayer itself.
* astraceroute: an autonomous system trace route and DPI testing utility.
* bpfc: a tiny Berkeley Packet Filter compiler supporting Linux extensions.
* curvetun: a lightweight curve25519-based multiuser IP tunnel.
* flowtop: a top-like netfilter connection tracking tool.
* ifpps: a top-like kernel networking and system statistics tool.
* mausezahn: a fast versatile packet generator with Cisco-cli.
* trafgen: a high performance zero-copy network packet generator.
Description-md5: eb9957650e93bd206e11816d62ad52da
Homepage: http://www.netsniff-ng.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu