To install Wireshark on Linux, open a terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or Ctrl + Shift + T and follow the instructions below. On Ubuntu, the best way to use Wireshark is to enable a third party PPA. The reason is that the PPA will deliver faster updates, which the Ubuntu operating system cannot provide. To enable the third party PPA, go to the terminal and use the add-apt-repository command. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wireshark-dev/stable With the PPA added to Ubuntu, it’s time to use the update command as it is necessary to download the release file to the Wireshark software repository.īy using the update command, you will no doubt notice that there are software updates ready to install. It is important to install these pending updates for Wireshark to work at its best. To install software updates, run the update command. Sudo apt install wireshark Debian-Instructions With everything up to date, it’s safe to install the latest version of Wireshark on Ubuntu. Wireshark packages are available for Debian users ready to install in the “Debian Main” software repository. To get it working on your system, use the apt-get command below in a terminal window.

Please note that the Wireshark packages available to Debian users are woefully out of date. The reason the program is out of date is because Debian Linux delivers software updates and new features at a much slower rate, compared to other operating systems. If you’re not happy that the Wireshark release on Debian Linux isn’t very new, you can enable Debian Backports to get newer versions.ĭon’t want to enable Debian Backports but still want a newer version of Wireshark? Instead, consider following the Flatpak instructions in this guide.

Arch Linux Instructionsīoth the command line and Qt versions of Wireshark are available to Arch Linux users in the “Community” software repository. To install the software on your Arch PC, you need to manually enable “Community” as not all distributions have it turned on by default. To enable “Community”, root your terminal with su.

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