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Asked: 2013-09-20 20:46:11 +0800 CST

How can I install libpcap header files on Ubuntu 12.04?

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How can I install libpcap header files on Ubuntu 12.04?

When I use apt-get install libpcap I receive following message:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package libpcap
12.04

3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Use this:

    sudo apt-get install libpcap-dev
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  2. to install libpcap. try these commands

    cd /usr
mkdir nembuild
cd nembuild    
wget http://www.tcpdump.org/release/libpcap-1.5.3.tar.gz
tar -xf libpcap-1.5.3.tar.gz
cd libpcap-1.5.3
./configure
make && make install

    Enjoy!!!

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  3. To install libpcap open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Tand type:

    sudo apt-get install libpcap0.8 libpcap0.8-dev libpcap-dev
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