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asked 2022-02-14 16:32:25 +0000

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I recently installed wireshark on my Dell Inspiron, running Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal.

When I do ls command of /usr/bin directory with show all including hidden binaries, dumpcap is no where to be found.

Your help greatly appreciated.

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What happens when you run the commands

ls -ld /usr/bin

and

ls -l /usr/bin/dumpcap
Guy Harris gravatar imageGuy Harris ( 2022-02-14 21:05:15 +0000 )edit

You failed to mention _how_ you installed Wireshark. From a package repository (which?), self build or otherwise?

Jaap gravatar imageJaap ( 2022-02-14 21:09:13 +0000 )edit
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answered 2022-02-16 18:25:03 +0000

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Thanks, Guy Harris and Jaap {;>)

I changed the permission using chmod comand to 777, and it showed up in ls.

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Changed the permission of what? /usr/bin or /usr/bin/dumpcap? The permissions of dumpcap shouldn't make any difference on whether it shows up in ls, and any UN*X system that doesn't give full read and execute permission for user, group, and other to /usr/bin is broken.

And what were the permissions before you changed them?

Guy Harris gravatar imageGuy Harris ( 2022-02-16 20:06:46 +0000 )edit
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