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

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "pcaputils" package

This tutorial shows how to install pcaputils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall pcaputils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: pcaputils
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 312
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers
Original-Maintainer: Robert S. Edmonds
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libjudydebian1, libpcap0.8 (>= 1.0.0-1)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pcaputils/pcaputils_0.8-1_amd64.deb
Size: 83522
MD5sum: 74ae9f113f37b37247cef3a5662d53a0
SHA1: 51fbbff21973a75a4bbb4c43b4e96f5cf1dbc319
SHA256: f5d88472374d50d49bae586f0dc887c0d33a38fc56572180481eebcb9b2897e8
Description-en: specialized libpcap utilities
pcaputils includes the following libpcap-based utilities:
- pcapip: filters an input pcap file based on a file containing IP addresses
- pcappick: picks specific frames out of a pcap by number
- pcapuc: prints unique src IPs, dst IPs, or {src, dst} IP pairs witnessed
- pcapdump: a dedicated packet capture utility similar to dumpcap, but with
these features:
* logs packet dump and drop rates
* can run as a daemon
* can dynamically reload its configuration without dropping packets
* can be signalled to immediately rotate its capture output file
* can partition its output based on time intervals (e.g., start of hour or
start of day)
* can strip application data from the trace file (output headers only)
* can sample the packet stream (e.g., only dump every 1 in 10 or 1 in 100
packets)
Description-md5: 6acccad0677b2c8241797f17da053203
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu