

Wireshark mainly reads the network interface and captures packets. $ sudo yum install wireshark Wireshark Permission Or the yum install command can be used like below. The root privileges can be provided with the sudo command like below.

With wireshark package.We can install the wireshark with the following yum install or dnf install command. Or you can use following command also: sudo apt-get purge -auto-remove wiresharkĪbove command will remove all the configuration files and data associated This will remove wireshark and all its dependent packages which is no longerĬompletely removing wireshark with all configuration files:įollowing command should be used with care as it deletes all theĬonfiguration files and data: sudo apt-get purge wireshark To remove the wireshark following command is used: sudo apt-get remove wiresharkįollowing command is used to remove the wireshark package along with itsĭependencies: sudo apt-get remove -auto-remove wireshark

For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System. Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the wireshark from Ubuntu 16.04. How to uninstall/remove wireshark from Ubuntu 16.04? After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. Use dpkg -info (= dpkg-deb -info) to examine archive files,Īnd dpkg -contents (= dpkg-deb -contents) to list their wireshark:Īfter system update use the following command to install wireshark:Ībove command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If wireshark is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L wireshark' will give followin dpkg -L wiresharkĭpkg-query: package 'wireshark' is not installed This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.Īfter downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process. Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system.
