Wireshark for Linux

The Wireshark developer community, https://www.wireshark.org · Open source

Wireshark is an open-source network protocol analyzer widely utilized for network troubleshooting, software analysis, and communications protocol development. It inspects live traffic and translates raw network data into human-readable packet information.

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flathub.org · Official website

✓ Community package (Flathub)
✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026

Version: 4.6.9
Release date: Sept. 20, 2026
License: GPL-2.0
Installer type: flatpak

Install from the command line

How do I use this?

Open a terminal, paste the command and press Enter. Flatpak and Flathub must be set up; Linux Mint has them by default, for other distributions see flathub.org/setup.

flatpak install flathub org.wireshark.Wireshark

How to install

Launch your terminal or preferred software manager.
Execute flatpak install flathub org.wireshark.Wireshark or navigate to the Flathub page via our download button.
Start Wireshark from your desktop application launcher.

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