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:
- Go to Wireshark download page.
- From the table at the bottom of the page, download the Wireshark standard package or the latest stable PPA for Ubuntu Linux distribution.
- Install the package on your system.
- During the download and installation process, make sure to create the wireshark user group and allow all members of that group to capture packets.
- Add the correct user_name to the dialout user group by typing sudo usermod -a -G dialout user_name.
- 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.