Install Wireshark Network traffic analyzer on Fedora

Install Wireshark Network traffic analyzer on Fedora

Wireshark is a free and open source network packet analyzer.

1. Log into your Fedora server as ‘root’ user

2. Download wireshark using dnf command

#dnf install wireshark

OR

# sudo dnf install wireshark

The below dependencies will be installed with Wireshark.
 

# dnf install wireshark
Fedora Modular 31 – x86_64 – Updates 1.7 kB/s | 5.4 kB 00:03
Fedora 31 – x86_64 – Updates 3.9 kB/s | 6.0 kB 00:01
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
wireshark x86_64 1:3.2.3-1.fc31 updates 4.0 M
Installing dependencies:
adobe-source-code-pro-fonts noarch 2.030.1.050-7.fc31 fedora 845 k
alsa-lib x86_64 1.2.2-2.fc31 updates 472 k
avahi-libs x86_64 0.7-20.fc31 fedora 63 k
c-ares x86_64 1.15.0-4.fc31 fedora 92 k
cairo x86_64 1.16.0-7.fc31 updates 705 k
cairo-gobject x86_64 1.16.0-7.fc31 updates 19 k
cdparanoia-libs x86_64 10.2-30.fc31 fedora 55 k
compat-lua-libs x86_64 5.1.5-15.fc31 fedora 166 k
cups-libs x86_64 1:2.2.12-8.fc31 updates 273 k
dbus-libs x86_64 1:1.12.16-3.fc31 fedora 161 k
desktop-file-utils x86_64 0.24-1.fc31 fedora 73 k
emacs-filesystem noarch 1:26.3-1.fc31 updates 8.5 k
fdk-aac-free x86_64 2.0.0-2.fc31 fedora 402 k
flac-libs x86_64 1.3.3-1.fc31 fedora 223 k
fontconfig x86_64 2.13.92-3.fc31 fedora 263 k
fonts-filesystem noarch 2.0.3-1.fc31 updates 7.7 k
freetype x86_64 2.10.0-3.fc31 fedora 384 k
fribidi x86_64 1.0.5-5.fc31 updates 83 k
gdk-pixbuf2 x86_64 2.40.0-1.fc31 fedora 465 k
glib-networking x86_64 2.62.3-1.fc31 updates 155 k
glx-utils x86_64 8.4.0-4.20181118git1830dcb.fc31 fedora 42 k
graphite2 x86_64 1.3.14-1.fc31 updates 104 k
gsettings-desktop-schemas x86_64 3.34.0-1.fc31 fedora 644 k
gsm x86_64 1.0.18-5.fc31 fedora 33 k
gssdp x86_64 1.0.3-3.fc31 fedora 52 k
gstreamer1 x86_64 1.16.2-1.fc31 updates 1.3 M
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free x86_64 1.16.2-1.fc31 updates 1.9 M
gstreamer1-plugins-base x86_64 1.16.2-2.fc31 updates 2.0 M
gupnp x86_64 1.0.4-2.fc31 fedora 97 k
gupnp-igd x86_64 0.2.5-7.fc31 fedora 34 k
harfbuzz x86_64 2.6.1-2.fc31 fedora 628 k
hicolor-icon-theme noarch 0.17-7.fc31 fedora 45 k
hwdata noarch 0.334-1.fc31 updates 1.4 M
iso-codes noarch 4.3-2.fc31 fedora 3.3 M
kbd-legacy noarch 2.0.4-14.fc31 fedora 464 k
kbd-misc noarch 2.0.4-14.fc31 fedora 1.5 M
kmod x86_64 26-4.fc31 fedora 122 k
lcms2 x86_64 2.9-6.fc31 fedora 166 k
libICE x86_64 1.0.10-2.fc31 fedora 72 k
libSM x86_64 1.2.3-4.fc31 fedora 42 k
libX11 x86_64 1.6.9-2.fc31 updates 659 k
libX11-common noarch 1.6.9-2.fc31 updates 153 k
libX11-xcb x86_64 1.6.9-2.fc31 updates 11 k
libXau x86_64 1.0.9-2.fc31 fedora 31 k
libXdamage x86_64 1.1.4-17.fc31 fedora 21 k
libXext x86_64 1.3.4-2.fc31 fedora 39 k
libXfixes x86_64 5.0.3-10.fc31 fedora 19 k
libXft x86_64 2.3.3-2.fc31 fedora 64 k
libXi x86_64 1.7.10-2.fc31 fedora 39 k
libXrender x86_64 0.9.10-10.fc31 fedora 27 k
libXtst x86_64 1.2.3-10.fc31 fedora 21 k
libXv x86_64 1.0.11-10.fc31 fedora 18 k
libXxf86vm x86_64 1.1.4-12.fc31 fedora 18 k
libasyncns x86_64 0.8-17.fc31 fedora 30 k
libcroco x86_64 0.6.13-2.fc31 fedora 112 k
libdatrie x86_64 0.2.9-10.fc31 fedora 32 k
libdrm x86_64 2.4.100-1.fc31 updates 159 k
libdvdnav x86_64 6.0.1-1.fc31 updates 57 k
libdvdread x86_64 6.0.2-2.fc31 updates 70 k
libedit x86_64 3.1-30.20191211cvs.fc31 updates 105 k
libevdev x86_64 1.9.0-1.fc31 updates 44 k
libglvnd x86_64 1:1.1.1-5.fc31 fedora 109 k
libglvnd-egl x86_64 1:1.1.1-5.fc31 fedora 46 k
libglvnd-gles x86_64 1:1.1.1-5.fc31 fedora 37 k
libglvnd-glx x86_64 1:1.1.1-5.fc31 fedora 147 k
libgudev x86_64 232-6.fc31 fedora 34 k
libicu x86_64 63.2-3.fc31 fedora 9.3 M
libinput x86_64 1.15.5-1.fc31 updates 204 k
libjpeg-turbo x86_64 2.0.2-5.fc31 updates 168 k
libmaxminddb x86_64 1.2.0-8.fc31 fedora 23 k
libmodman x86_64 2.0.1-20.fc31 fedora 34 k
libnice x86_64 0.1.16-8.fc31 updates 188 k
libnl3 x86_64 3.5.0-1.fc31 fedora 331 k
libogg x86_64 2:1.3.3-3.fc31 fedora 26 k
libpciaccess x86_64 0.15-2.fc31 fedora 27 k
libpng x86_64 2:1.6.37-2.fc31 fedora 114 k
libproxy x86_64 0.4.15-14.fc31 fedora 69 k
librsvg2 x86_64 2.46.4-1.fc31 updates 1.4 M
libsmi x86_64 0.4.8-25.fc31 fedora 2.1 M
libsndfile x86_64 1.0.28-11.fc31 fedora 193 k
libsoup x86_64 2.68.4-1.fc31 updates 383 k
libsrtp x86_64 1.5.4-11.fc31 fedora 292 k
libthai x86_64 0.1.28-3.fc31 fedora 213 k
libtheora x86_64 1:1.1.1-24.fc31 fedora 187 k
libvisual x86_64 1:0.4.0-27.fc31 fedora 149 k
libvorbis x86_64 1:1.3.6-5.fc31 fedora 201 k
libwacom x86_64 1.1-2.fc31 updates 36 k
libwacom-data noarch 1.1-2.fc31 updates 78 k
libwayland-client x86_64 1.17.0-2.fc31 fedora 35 k
libwayland-cursor x86_64 1.17.0-2.fc31 fedora 20 k
libwayland-egl x86_64 1.17.0-2.fc31 fedora 13 k
libwayland-server x86_64 1.17.0-2.fc31 fedora 41 k
libwebp x86_64 1.0.3-2.fc31 fedora 279 k
libxcb x86_64 1.13.1-3.fc31 fedora 231 k
libxkbcommon x86_64 0.9.1-3.fc31 updates 120 k
libxkbcommon-x11 x86_64 0.9.1-3.fc31 updates 22 k
libxshmfence x86_64 1.3-5.fc31 fedora 12 k
lilv x86_64 0.24.4-6.fc31 fedora 75 k
llvm-libs x86_64 9.0.1-5.fc31 updates 21 M
mesa-filesystem x86_64 19.2.8-1.fc31 updates 17 k
mesa-libEGL x86_64 19.2.8-1.fc31 updates 122 k
mesa-libGL x86_64 19.2.8-1.fc31 updates 180 k
mesa-libgbm x86_64 19.2.8-1.fc31 updates 42 k
mesa-libglapi x86_64 19.2.8-1.fc31 updates 57 k
mtdev x86_64 1.1.5-15.fc31 fedora 21 k
openal-soft x86_64 1.19.1-3.fc31 fedora 547 k
opus x86_64 1.3.1-2.fc31 fedora 218 k
orc x86_64 0.4.30-1.fc31 fedora 181 k
pango x86_64 1.44.7-1.fc31 updates 293 k
pcre2-utf16 x86_64 10.34-9.fc31 updates 203 k
pixman x86_64 0.38.4-1.fc31 fedora 260 k
pulseaudio-libs x86_64 13.99.1-3.fc31 updates 707 k
qt-settings noarch 31.0-1.fc31 fedora 9.5 k
qt5-qtbase x86_64 5.13.2-3.fc31 updates 3.5 M
qt5-qtbase-common noarch 5.13.2-3.fc31 updates 11 k
qt5-qtbase-gui x86_64 5.13.2-3.fc31 updates 5.8 M
qt5-qtdeclarative x86_64 5.13.2-1.fc31 updates 3.7 M
qt5-qtmultimedia x86_64 5.13.2-1.fc31 updates 880 k
serd x86_64 0.30.0-3.fc31 fedora 65 k
shared-mime-info x86_64 1.15-1.fc31 updates 303 k
sord x86_64 0.16.2-4.fc31 fedora 45 k
soundtouch x86_64 2.1.1-3.fc31 fedora 78 k
sratom x86_64 0.6.2-4.fc31 fedora 26 k
systemd-udev x86_64 243.8-1.fc31 updates 1.3 M
webrtc-audio-processing x86_64 0.3.1-3.fc31 fedora 315 k
which x86_64 2.21-15.fc31 fedora 42 k
wireshark-cli x86_64 1:3.2.3-1.fc31 updates 19 M
xcb-util x86_64 0.4.0-13.fc31 fedora 19 k
xcb-util-image x86_64 0.4.0-13.fc31 fedora 19 k
xcb-util-keysyms x86_64 0.4.0-11.fc31 fedora 14 k
xcb-util-renderutil x86_64 0.3.9-14.fc31 fedora 17 k
xcb-util-wm x86_64 0.4.1-16.fc31 fedora 31 k
xdg-utils noarch 1.1.3-5.fc31 fedora 72 k
xkeyboard-config noarch 2.28-1.fc31 updates 753 k
xml-common noarch 0.6.3-53.fc31 fedora 31 k
Installing weak dependencies:
abattis-cantarell-fonts noarch 0.111-3.fc31 fedora 257 k
kbd x86_64 2.0.4-14.fc31 fedora 391 k
mesa-dri-drivers x86_64 19.2.8-1.fc31 updates 16 M
systemd-bootchart x86_64 233-5.fc31 fedora 71 k

Transaction Summary
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Install 140 Packages

Total download size: 118 M
Installed size: 456 M
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Download and install Wireshark rpm

1. Log into your fedora server as ‘root’ user

2. You can download Wireshark rpm from fedoraproject.org website using wget command

wget https://download-ib01.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/31/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/w/wireshark-3.0.3-1.fc31.x86_64.rpm

3. Install the required dependencies for wireshark before installing the rpm

4. Install wireshark using rpm command

rpm -ivh wireshark-3.0.3-1.fc31.x86_64.rpm