Installing Wireshark on Ubuntu Linux requires creating a custom user
group.
To install Wireshark on Ubuntu Linux:
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Download Wireshark for Ubuntu Linux:
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Go to Wireshark download page.
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From the table at the bottom of the page, download the Wireshark
standard package or the latest stable PPA for Ubuntu Linux
distribution.
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Install the package on your system.
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During the download and installation process, make sure to create the
wireshark user group and allow all members of
that group to capture packets.
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Add the correct user_name to the dialout
user group by typing sudo usermod -a -G dialout
user_name.
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Log out and log in again to apply the new user group settings.
Then install the nRF Sniffer capture plugin, as described in the following
section.