libpcap provides functions for user-level packet capture, used in low-level network monitoring.
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Download (HTTP): https://www.tcpdump.org/release/libpcap-1.10.6.tar.gz
Download MD5 sum: f49b1c1877dcbb3b7f5147429aa047f9
Download size: 968 KB
Estimated disk space required: 11 MB
Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU
BlueZ-5.85, libnl-3.12.0, libusb-1.0.29, Software distribution for the DAG, and Septel range of passive network monitoring cards.
Install libpcap by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr && make
This package does not come with a test suite.
If you want to disable installing the static library, use this sed:
sed -i '/INSTALL_DATA.*libpcap.a\|RANLIB.*libpcap.a/ s/^/#/' Makefile
Now, as the root user:
make install