Install Wireshark on Ubuntu

1. Adding this PPA to your system

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wireshark-dev/stable
sudo apt-get update

2. Install Wireshark

sudo apt-get install wireshark

3. Allow non-root user to be able to sniff

sudo dpkg-reconfigure wireshark-common

select Yes and hit return. This adds a wireshark group. Anybody in that group will be able to sniff without being root.

4. Add user to wireshark group

sudo gedit /etc/group

Add your username to the wireshark group.

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