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

Last updated: March 28,2024

1. Install "wireshark-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install wireshark-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install wireshark-dev

2. Uninstall "wireshark-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall wireshark-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove wireshark-dev $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the wireshark-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: wireshark-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: wireshark
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 555
Depends: omniidl (>= 4.0.1-2), libpcap0.8-dev, libtool, libglib2.0-dev, python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), python-ply, snacc, autotools-dev, debhelper, cdbs, automake, autoconf, libwireshark-dev, libwiretap-dev
Conflicts: ethereal-dev (<< 1.0.0-3)
Replaces: ethereal-dev (<< 1.0.0-3)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0_amd64.deb
Size: 105802
MD5sum: f313c6260954ca0c51ef864408cec2a4
SHA1: 01ac2cf09290d8949340e2671c770ef8950f6a44
SHA256: 31299cf92d7f8e89467f15134a89b88ea417232661b7f1fabc934306d51f1a0f
SHA512: 9ca41d3d91bec064e88632b30c27fca3c8a1d58c0f22a86b401de395d7e8d196455425bc29f8ff6d0b346a3265e994a11c2daa855a77af1594cb418c619b1383
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Description-en: network traffic analyzer - development tools
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 idl2wrs and other files necessary for developing
new packet dissectors.
Description-md5: 7a344f6feb13aa3b18ede52debae4fe2

Package: wireshark-dev
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 556
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Architecture: amd64
Source: wireshark
Version: 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1
Replaces: ethereal-dev (<< 1.0.0-3)
Depends: omniidl (>= 4.0.1-2), libpcap0.8-dev, libtool, libglib2.0-dev, python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), python-ply, snacc, autotools-dev, debhelper, cdbs, automake, autoconf, libwireshark-dev, libwiretap-dev
Conflicts: ethereal-dev (<< 1.0.0-3)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark-dev_2.0.2+ga16e22e-1_amd64.deb
Size: 108390
MD5sum: 486e63f23716bffb22a93363093cf61a
SHA1: b0bdd7427bda9e75a80ff32a22e3bdd7255149d7
SHA256: 85a8eff701371f297f3bd0516d1974b03bc4defc65a834d773cf3983c24f528e
Description-en: network traffic analyzer - development tools
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 idl2wrs and other files necessary for developing
new packet dissectors.
Description-md5: 7a344f6feb13aa3b18ede52debae4fe2
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu