Chapter 3 - Getting and Installing Ethereal

This chapter covers the basics of package management, including Red Hat Package Manager (RPM), Solaris, and source code packages. It also covers complete installations of the libpcap and WinPcap libraries, and Ethereal for UNIX-based and Windows systems. The chapter explains how to install the necessary prerequisite software, and troubleshoot dependency issues. It is important to keep the Ethereal installation up to date. This includes the packet capture libraries, the supporting prerequisite software, and the Ethereal software itself. One should also visit the Ethereal site frequently to keep up on the latest announcements, as well as subscribing to some of the mailing lists. Computer security is an ever-changing technology, and is necessary to keep up with things to avoid system compromises.