How to Download Wireshark

If you are working in networking domain you should know how to use wireshark and how it is helping to capture data packets from wireshark, So before start about to learning wireshark we have to install Wireshark with our systems if you do not know how to install it here I am providing you brief explanation of Wireshark Installation.

Downloading and installing Wireshark is easy. Step one is to check the official Wireshark Download page for the operating system you need. The basic version of Wireshark is free.

Wireshark for Windows

Wireshark comes in two flavors for Windows, 32 bit and 64 bit. Pick the correct version for your OS.  The installation is simple and shouldn’t cause any issues.

Wireshark for Mac

Wireshark is available on Mac as a Homebrew install.

To install Homebrew, you need to run this command at your Terminal prompt:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)”

Once you have the Homebrew system in place, you can access several open-source projects for your Mac. To install Wireshark run this command from the Terminal:

brew install wireshark

Homebrew will download and install Wireshark and any dependencies so it will run correctly.

Wireshark for Linux

Installing Wireshark on Linux can be a little different depending on the Linux distribution. If you aren’t running one of the following distros, please double-check the commands.

Ubuntu

From a terminal prompt, run these commands:

sudo apt-get install wireshark

sudo dpkg-reconfigure wireshark-common

sudo adduser $USER wireshark

Those commands download the package, update the package, and add user privileges to run Wireshark.

Red Hat Fedora

From a terminal prompt, run these commands:

sudo dnf install wireshark-qt

sudo usermod -a -G wireshark username

The first command installs the GUI and CLI version of Wireshark, and the second adds permissions to use Wireshark.

Kali Linux

Wireshark is probably already installed! It’s part of the basic package. Check your menu to verify. It’s under the menu option “Sniffing & Spoofing.