wireshark installation in slackware 12.2

ruzvay · 11-21-2009, 03:36 PM

i tried installing wireshark by compiling it
i read the user guide which mentioned the following dependencies:
-------->GTK+, The GIMP Tool Kit.You will also need Glib
-------->libpcap, the packet capture software
i compiled libpcap, i saw gtk+ and glib in my package list so i did not compile them.
then used "./configure"
then tried "make check"

Quote:

bash-3.1# make check
LANG=C /usr/bin/perl ./make-version.pl .
Version configuration file version.conf not found. Using defaults.
This is not a SVN build.
svnversion.h is up-to-date.
make check-recursive
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4'
Making check in tools
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/tools'
Making check in lemon
make[3]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/tools/lemon'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/tools/lemon'
make[3]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/tools'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `check-am'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/tools'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/tools'
Making check in wsutil
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/wsutil'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/wsutil'
Making check in wiretap
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/wiretap'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/wiretap'
Making check in doc
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/doc'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/doc'
Making check in epan
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan'
Making check in crc
make[3]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan/crc'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan/crc'
Making check in crypt
make[3]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan/crypt'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan/crypt'
Making check in ftypes
make[3]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan/ftypes'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan/ftypes'
Making check in dfilter
make[3]: Entering directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan/dfilter'
/bin/sh ../../libtool --tag=CC --mode=link gcc -DINET6 -D_U_="__attribute__((unused))" -g -O2 -Wall -W -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wendif-labels -Wpointer-arith -Wno-pointer-sign -Wcast-align -Wformat-security -I/usr/local/include -pthread -I/usr/local/include/libpng12 -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/pcap -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib -o libdfilter.la libdfilter_la-dfilter.lo libdfilter_la-dfilter-macro.lo libdfilter_la-dfunctions.lo libdfilter_la-dfvm.lo libdfilter_la-drange.lo libdfilter_la-gencode.lo libdfilter_la-semcheck.lo libdfilter_la-sttype-function.lo libdfilter_la-sttype-integer.lo libdfilter_la-sttype-pointer.lo libdfilter_la-sttype-range.lo libdfilter_la-sttype-string.lo libdfilter_la-sttype-test.lo libdfilter_la-syntax-tree.lo libdfilter_generated.la -lz
rm -fr .libs/libdfilter.lax
rm -fr .libs/libdfilter.lax
mkdir .libs/libdfilter.lax
rm -fr .libs/libdfilter.lax/libdfilter_generated.a
mkdir .libs/libdfilter.lax/libdfilter_generated.a
(cd .libs/libdfilter.lax/libdfilter_generated.a && ar x /root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan/dfilter/./.libs/libdfilter_generated.a)
ar: /root/program: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** [libdfilter.la] Error 9
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan/dfilter'
make[2]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan'
make[1]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4'
make: *** [check] Error 2

bartonski · 11-21-2009, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ruzvay

i tried installing wireshark by compiling it
i read the user guide which mentioned the following dependencies:
-------->GTK+, The GIMP Tool Kit.You will also need Glib
-------->libpcap, the packet capture software
i compiled libpcap, i saw gtk+ and glib in my package list so i did not compile them.
then used "./configure"
then tried "make check"

Code:

(cd .libs/libdfilter.lax/libdfilter_generated.a && ar x /root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan/dfilter/./.libs/libdfilter_generated.a)
ar: /root/program: No such file or directory

It looks like it's choking on the space in '/root/program files/'

Where is that directory specified? Is that where you're doing your compile?

knudfl · 11-21-2009, 04:07 PM

Slackbuilds.org → wireshark , Slackware 12.2
http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=wireshark&sv=12.2
> > wireshark 1.2.0

The Slackbuilds' version for '13' is 1.2.2 .

slacky.eu http://repository.slacky.eu/slackwar...reshark/1.2.1/
> > wireshark 1.2.1

.. So may be have a look into Debian Sid to get a patch :
http://packages.debian.org/sid/wireshark
> " Links for wireshark "
> [wireshark_1.2.4.orig.tar.gz], [wireshark_1.2.4-2.diff.gz]
.....
.....
Even Fedora 12 uses version 1.2.2 !
.....

ruzvay · 11-21-2009, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bartonski

Code:

(cd .libs/libdfilter.lax/libdfilter_generated.a && ar x /root/program files/wireshark-1.2.4/epan/dfilter/./.libs/libdfilter_generated.a)
ar: /root/program: No such file or directory

It looks like it's choking on the space in '/root/program files/'

Where is that directory specified? Is that where you're doing your compile?

yes.

i have extracted the tarball of wireshark there.

how can it affect the compiling of wireshark?????

knudfl · 11-21-2009, 05:57 PM

Well, '/root/' is not meant for that.

'/root/' shouldn't be used for anything. Never.

Logging in as root ( if you do that ) is a very bad habit.

A default build directory can be /home/"username"/tmp/
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knudfl · 11-21-2009, 11:33 PM

Slackware 12.2

cd tmp ( = /home/"user"/tmp/ )
1) src2pkg libpcap-1.0.0.tar.gz
2) installpkg libpcap-1.0.0-i486-1.tgz
3) src2pkg wireshark_1.2.4.orig.tar.gz ( or wireshark-1.2.4.tar.gz )
4) installpkg wireshark-1.2.4-i486-1.tgz
.. all building without errors ..
.. so there are really no problems at all.
.....

ruzvay · 11-22-2009, 08:36 AM

i got this error. i guess im missing something :S

Quote:

bash-3.1# src2pkg libpcap-1.0.0.tar.gz
bash: src2pkg: command not found
bash-3.1# src2pkg wireshark-1.2.4.tar.bz2
bash: src2pkg: command not found

does src2pkg work on *.tar.bz2

knudfl · 11-22-2009, 03:17 PM

' src2pkg ' is just a package you install : http://www.src2pkg.net/
http://forums.wolvix.org/index.php?topic=1099.0;wap2
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/...9-noarch-2.tgz

You will need libsentry too
ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/.SAN0/pub/l....6.7.4.tar.bz2

After install, please run # src2pkg --setup
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ruzvay · 11-23-2009, 11:12 AM

well it worked; without any errors!!!

but after completing it i couldn't find any shortcut to access wireshark

not even typing wireshark in Run Command or in terminal worked??

knudfl · 11-23-2009, 07:43 PM

Probably read "How to use Wireshark" ..

Just Google .. use wireshark ..

.. and find e.g.
http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSet...turePrivileges

Seems you must do 'su' for 'wireshark' to work ...
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g.navink · 11-24-2009, 07:08 AM

Hi,

I am using RHEL5 OS on Intel Core 2 Duo processor (64 bit processor).
I have a query regarding installation of wireshark on RHEL5.

Installed the repository release package from rpm
i updated the release package rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm from " http://dag.wieers.com/rpm/packages/rpmforge-release/ "

After setting the proxy information, i was able to install vlc package thru yum confirming my yum configurations are ok. But when i do
$sudo yum install wireshark the below error occurs:

Loaded plugins: aliases, changelog, downloadonly, fastestmirror, filter-data, : keys, kmod, list-data, protect-packages, protectbase, rhnplugin,: security, tmprepo, verify, versionlock
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN support will be disabled.
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* rpmforge: apt.sw.be
rpmforge | 1.1 kB 00:00
Reading version lock configuration
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
Skipping filters plugin, no data
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
No package wireshark available.
Nothing to do

Upon going to rpmforge package directories found there is no wireshark package available. could that be the reason for the above message..

can i use the rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1.i386.rpm from
for CentOS 5.3 from the link
"http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/3/srodzaj/1/search/wireshark".

Would that work fine??

suggestions are welcome... thanks..

knudfl · 11-25-2009, 03:51 AM

@ g.navink :

wireshark is in the original Redhat repo .
For the time being probably " ..updates.repo "

This thread is mostly about Slackware :
More questions > > Start a new thread yourself, please.