Wireshark an open-source protocol analyzer software mainly used to monitor the traffic in a network, analysis, and development.
Wireshark got its new interface in the version 2.0 series and it is written in QT5 and the latest version of Wireshark is 3.4.2 with new and updated features with no new protocols in this release.
This tutorial will be helpful for beginners to install Wireshark 3.4.2 on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 18.04, and LinuxMint 20.1
What’s new in Wireshark 3.4.2?
For a detailed changelog refer to this link
How to Install Wireshark 3.4.2 on Ubuntu / LinuxMint?
2 ways we can install the Wireshark in Ubuntu/ LinuxMint
- Method 1: Via PPA
- Method 2: Via Flatpak
Method 1: Via PPA
Step 1: Add the official PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wireshark-dev/stable
Step 2: Update the repository
sudo apt update
Step 3: Install Wireshark
sudo apt install wireshark
During the installation, a popup will ask to allow non-superuser to execute Wireshark. Just confirm YES if you want to. If you check on NO, you must run Wireshark with sudo. Later if you want to change this by using the below command
sudo dpkg-reconfigure wireshark-common
If you have selected YES then add the user id to the Wireshark group
sudo usermod -aG wireshark $(whoami)
Method 2: Via Flatpak
Step 1: Setup Flatpak on your system using this guide or ignore it if Flatpak installed already
Step 2: Install Wireshark using Flatpak
flatpak install flathub org.wireshark.Wireshark
Step 3: Run Wireshark
flatpak run org.wireshark.Wireshark
