Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Versions ?

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2011-12-30 18:44, stan wrote:

> I have a number of Ubuntu workstations that I use at work. I keep 
> these at
> the latest Ubuntu LTS version, which is presently 10.04. I have a 
> contracot
> working for me who has installed Wireshark on his Windoze laptop. I 
> was
> comparing some captures with him reoate to DNP, and much to my 
> suprsie his
> version seems to do a better job of understanding these packets.
> Checking I realized that the version of Wireshark that he has is a 
> later version
> than I have, even though I update my machines on an almost daily 
> basis.
>
> How can I make certain I have a current version of Wireshark on my
> Ubuntu LTS machines?

Hi,

You do so by making sure to update from the Ubuntu channels. That still 
leaves
the question who defines what 'latest version' means? The Ubuntu 
developers
have frozen their Wireshark package at release 1.2.7, with additional 
patches
maintained by them.
So, in the context of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, you have the latest release. 
Upstream,
that is the Wireshark developer group, has released newer versions, 
which will
eventually be packaged for newer Ubuntu distributions.

One option is to tap a newer software channel, using apt pinning (at 
least that's
what Debian uses).

As already suggested, you could opt to build your own Wireshark, but be 
aware that
it depends on various libraries, which may not be available or not at 
the right
release in your distribution.

PS: You may want to invest in installing a spell checker. It's true 
just the first
and last letter of a word need to be in the right place, and one can 
leave of all
vowels, but it makes reading your email tough, unpleasant maybe.

Thanks,
Jaap