How To Install tcpslice 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 tcpslice on Ubuntu.
What is tcpslice
tcpslice is:
Tcpslice is a program for extracting portions of packet-trace files generated using tcpdump(l)’s -w flag. It can also be used to glue together several such files.
There are three methods to install tcpslice 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 tcpslice Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tcpslice using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcpslice
Install tcpslice Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tcpslice using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcpslice
Install tcpslice 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 tcpslice using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcpslice
How To Uninstall tcpslice on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the tcpslice package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcpslice
Uninstall tcpslice And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcpslice and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcpslice
Remove tcpslice Configurations and Data
To remove tcpslice configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcpslice
Remove tcpslice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcpslice configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcpslice
Dependencies
tcpslice have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcpslice package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.