Wireshark [Solved]

[OldAndWeary]

Have been struggling to get an appropriate set of files to install a set of modules to allow wireshark to run.

I know there is some information on this site regarding wireshark and how people have done it in the past.

But if anyone has created a 64-bit package for Wireshark (that includes the essentials like pcap) then I would be really grateful.

Notes:
- libpcap is available under USM, but wireshark is not.
- downloading version wireshark-1.8.1-x86_64-1sl.txz from slackware results in missing libwsutil.so.1 ... which if one does symbolically link to existing libwsutil.so.2 cause further inconsistencies. etc. etc.

Hoping someone can help

Many thanks
John

[cttan]

Hi OldAndWeary,

Pls refer to this link:-
http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php? ... 705#p33705

[OldAndWeary]

Many thanks cttan for such a quick and helpful response!

No time to try it today, but will post back whether it solved my problems when I do.

I feel very positive that it will do the job though!

Cheers John

[go2null]

USM has version wireshark-1.10.5.

You will need to enable capturing for the guest user account.

1. https://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup ... Privileges
2. http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1169

Code: Select all

groupadd wireshark
usermod -G wireshark -a guest
ls -l /usr/bin/dumpcap
chgrp wireshark /usr/bin/dumpcap
chmod u+s /usr/bin/dumpcap
chmod o-rx /usr/bin/dumpcap
ls -l /usr/bin/dumpcap
-rwsr-x--- 1 root wireshark 77464 avril 7 12:53 /usr/bin/dumpcap*

[OldAndWeary]

Have now had a chance to look at ... with success!!

Thank you cttan ... links and downloads worked. In fact, I only needed wireshark-1.12.2-x86_64-2_slack.xzm and gtk+3-3.8.2-x86_64-2.xzm in the end to make wireshark work. (Note: Downloaded gtk module using usm).

And also thank you to go2null ... unfortunately, usm does not list wireshark for me ... presumably because I'm on the 64-bit OS? (I think I did see it previously when I was considering the 32-bit version, but I feel I should use 64-bit). I have seen the comments on how to run wireshark as guest before ... but thank you for taking the time to write them down in a clear, coherent manner.

Cheers from a happy fella!
John

[cttan]

Hi OldAndWeary,

You are right. No deps require. Have removed them.
Cheers!

[Piramic]

I have been trying to get this working for the last hour or so on a fresh Porteus 64bit install running KDE. I keep running into dependency issues starting with libgtk3. Is there another module I am supposed to install alongside the wireshark module linked above?