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

Last updated: July 01,2024

1. Install "tshark" package

Learn how to install tshark on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall tshark on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: tshark
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: wireshark
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 368
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.28.0), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1), libwireshark11 (>= 2.6.2o), libwiretap8 (>= 2.5.1), libwsutil9 (>= 2.6.5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), wireshark-common (= 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0)
Conflicts: tethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Replaces: tethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/tshark_2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0_amd64.deb
Size: 131840
MD5sum: 6b3516c9eb609be097b0b26d66e5dd61
SHA1: 3195e1d7294a5acd5cf871f9359a5e0d4abddd9f
SHA256: 0916fde0ea7c6c642e87a8fa516251126900950c058a841775c6146380912c74
SHA512: 44ebad2c5db28d54590d50236ede4a4ffab5998d3a3a121b7bc1dae7ed996c409d9982f695977645e03e4af465f3f52ab502321d914c6061d1e8266b4dd5de9d
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Description-en: network traffic analyzer - console version
Wireshark is a network "sniffer" - a tool that captures and analyzes
packets off the wire. Wireshark can decode too many protocols to list
here.
.
This package provides the console version of wireshark, named
"tshark".
Description-md5: 17aa46d351c7c1a5aa0e49637765c939

Package: tshark
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 327
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Architecture: amd64
Source: wireshark
Version: 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1
Replaces: tethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1), libwireshark6 (>= 2.0.0), libwiretap5 (>= 2.0.0), libwsutil6 (>= 1.99.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), wireshark-common (= 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1)
Conflicts: tethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/tshark_2.0.2+ga16e22e-1_amd64.deb
Size: 117004
MD5sum: ad71b342587f2fc0c01cce4d021831b9
SHA1: 5e066d10f0d30ecfc047ae297121d850d6b6fc40
SHA256: fc214aad20a79e33ca6c9d1e36cc1095ed32dd0901a119e44512423d868fccec
Description-en: network traffic analyzer - console version
Wireshark is a network "sniffer" - a tool that captures and analyzes
packets off the wire. Wireshark can decode too many protocols to list
here.
.
This package provides the console version of wireshark, named
"tshark".
Description-md5: 17aa46d351c7c1a5aa0e49637765c939
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu