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

Last updated: April 26,2024

1. Install "wireshark" package

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


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

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


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

Package: wireshark
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55
Depends: wireshark-gtk, wireshark-qt
Conflicts: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Replaces: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark_2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0_amd64.deb
Size: 4436
MD5sum: caf5eb225bdc7afdd4aec13f57206830
SHA1: 63b92d148f440e34c18b1cd5961bfb865ce8e6ee
SHA256: 02ae8d943a01e6df2ab8fe98865c85cea088037762d388c69f02dc49c7a7cbdb
SHA512: 46f862eb19f2d28c7271b737dd9749e0b198033eaf2b3d430461e516f0c96a6cb21db062c4bedfa2a762af493e17d453247c53a06c14bdf8d444cab5a553d13a
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Description-en: network traffic analyzer - meta-package
Wireshark is a network "sniffer" - a tool that captures and analyzes
packets off the wire. Wireshark can decode too many protocols to list
here.
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This is a meta-package for Wireshark.
Description-md5: e2e26f45272009095cc47933b48129a6

Package: wireshark
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 57
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1
Replaces: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Depends: wireshark-qt | wireshark-gtk
Conflicts: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark_2.0.2+ga16e22e-1_amd64.deb
Size: 5484
MD5sum: d687775a88a7ac72468a199742ea1277
SHA1: a67e138df8ba959ba6a5c949b3c137cc89f98a7f
SHA256: c281ac46e9104c6ce67bd9c0ca353243d1e31d6db07bb899e2dd2a90e3001181
Description-en: network traffic analyzer - meta-package
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 is a meta-package for Wireshark.
Description-md5: e2e26f45272009095cc47933b48129a6
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu