Wireshark is a free and open-source network analyzer. Wireshark allows you to record live network traffic for network analysis, troubleshooting, education, and development. Install Wireshark on Ubuntu 22.04 and 18.04 Desktop.
Install Wireshark on Ubuntu
You can install either the stable or development version of Wireshark. The development branch gives you the latest release.
Install Wireshark Stable Release
Add PPA Repository:
sudo apt update sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wireshark-dev/stable
Install Wireshark on Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04, 18.04:
sudo apt update sudo apt -y install wireshark
Install Wireshark Development Release
To get the development release, add
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dreibh/ppa
Install Wireshark from the repository:
sudo apt update sudo apt -y install wireshark
When prompted if non-superusers can capture packets, choose yes and continue installing.
Let’s find out which version of Wireshark is installed.
How To Start And Configure Wireshark?
In order to give permission to a normal user, you can add user to Wireshark group.
sudo usermod -a -G wireshark $USER
Change dumpcap file permission as well.
sudo chgrp wireshark /usr/bin/dumpcap sudo chmod 750 /usr/bin/dumpcap sudo setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin=eip /usr/bin/dumpcap
You can verify:
$ sudo getcap /usr/bin/dumpcap /usr/bin/dumpcap = cap_net_admin,cap_net_raw+eip
