Installing Wireshark on Ubuntu 20.04: A Step-by-Step Guide

Wireshark is a powerful network protocol analyzer that helps you troubleshoot and inspect network traffic. If you're running Ubuntu 20.04, installing Wireshark is a straightforward process. In this article, we'll walk you through the steps to install Wireshark on your Ubuntu system.

Before we begin, make sure your system is up-to-date by running:

```

sudo apt update

```

Once the updates are installed, you can proceed with the installation of Wireshark. You can install it using the following command:

```

sudo apt-get install wireshark -y

```

However, if you want to install the latest version of Wireshark, you'll need to add a PPA repository and then update your package list. Here's how you can do that:

```

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wireshark-dev/stable -y

```

After adding the PPA, run:

```

sudo apt-get update

```

Now you're ready to install Wireshark:

```

sudo apt-get install wireshark -y

```

Once the installation is complete, you can start using Wireshark. You can find it in your application menu under 'Networking' or by searching for 'Wireshark' in the search bar.

That's it! With these simple steps, you've successfully installed Wireshark on your Ubuntu 20.04 system.

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