How to Install ettercap-common software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install ettercap-common software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

ettercap-common software package provides Multipurpose sniffer/interceptor/logger for switched LAN, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install ettercap-common 

ettercap-common is installed in your system.

Make ensure the ettercap-common package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ettercap-common *

You will get with ettercap-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table

ettercap-common package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Network
Package ettercap-common
Version 1:0.8.2-2build1
Description Multipurpose sniffer/interceptor/logger for switched LAN
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove ettercap-common software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?