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

Last updated: April 25,2024

1. Install "wireshark-gtk" package

Learn how to install wireshark-gtk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall wireshark-gtk on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: wireshark-gtk
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: 2041
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.25.2), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.41.1), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1), libwireshark11 (>= 2.5.1), libwiretap8 (>= 2.6.2), libwscodecs2 (>= 2.5.0), libwsutil9 (>= 2.6.5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), wireshark-common (= 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0)
Recommends: xdg-utils
Breaks: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3), wireshark (<< 2.0.0~)
Replaces: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3), wireshark (<< 2.0.0~)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark-gtk_2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0_amd64.deb
Size: 679866
MD5sum: 8e17667bb056cddfbdae1d449b7b1219
SHA1: 3127569245a594450f832e5ea6714ed481cf6624
SHA256: 9852a25faf7c3c2058281b2b0c918c0a44bbcbaaedf433619951a1671c9db8dd
SHA512: 07f86ef50531009fc31c3f84991347ef7753cfc77feca0ab12b4dabe0e380de3b2f4df67ed5d13d818e2959ea88af4067653f60827887cb6fc022b46c567f868
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Description-en: network traffic analyzer - GTK+ 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.
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This package provides the GTK+ version of Wireshark.
Description-md5: b97e4a12d4e72d8ae591a9602534c310

Package: wireshark-gtk
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 2260
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Architecture: amd64
Source: wireshark
Version: 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1
Replaces: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3), wireshark (<< 2.0.0~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.41.1), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-route-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1), libportaudio2 (>= 19+svn20101113), libsbc1, libwireshark6 (>= 2.0.2), libwiretap5 (>= 2.0.0), libwsutil6 (>= 1.99.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), wireshark-common (= 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1), xdg-utils
Breaks: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3), wireshark (<< 2.0.0~)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark-gtk_2.0.2+ga16e22e-1_amd64.deb
Size: 670896
MD5sum: a3cae99330ec49b83b8cdf6a292c707a
SHA1: 61b6a0743fb601ee688fb0f97365dd21301c869c
SHA256: d15617771f609351f82b37fcb2e36f1a6d309d20bd518463031256f010a510e2
Description-en: network traffic analyzer - GTK+ 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 GTK+ version of Wireshark.
Description-md5: b97e4a12d4e72d8ae591a9602534c310
Homepage: http://www.wireshark.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu