How To Install libwiretap12 on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023  (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiretap12 on Ubuntu.

What is libwiretap12

libwiretap12 is:

Wiretap, part of the Wireshark project, is a library that allows one to read and write several packet capture file formats.

Supported formats are:

• Libpcap
• Sniffer
• LANalyzer
• Network Monitor
• “snoop”
• “iptrace”
• Sniffer Basic (NetXRay)/Windows Sniffer Pro
• RADCOM WAN/LAN Analyzers
• Lucent/Ascend access products
• HP-UX nettl
• Toshiba ISDN Router
• ISDN4BSD “i4btrace” utility
• Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System iplogging facility
• pppd logs (pppdump-format files)
• VMS TCPTRACE
• DBS Etherwatch (text format)
• Catapult DCT2000 (.out files)

Wiretap’s shortcomings are: no filter capability and no support for packet capture.

There are three methods to install libwiretap12 on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libwiretap12 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwiretap12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwiretap12

Install libwiretap12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwiretap12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwiretap12

Install libwiretap12 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libwiretap12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwiretap12

How To Uninstall libwiretap12 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the libwiretap12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwiretap12

Uninstall libwiretap12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwiretap12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwiretap12

Remove libwiretap12 Configurations and Data

To remove libwiretap12 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwiretap12

Remove libwiretap12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwiretap12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwiretap12

Dependencies

libwiretap12 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• liblz4-1
• libwsutil13
• libzstd1
• zlib1g

References

• libwiretap12 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwiretap12 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.