Some of the functions provided by dumpcap: Shipping 'dumpcap' directly in this external service also seems rather unlikely due to extra system-specific dependencies (glib, libwsutil + deps). This will not solve the problem of making capture support available out-of-the-box since users will still have to manually install the external service. Maybe leverage platforms like OBS to target (other) While Portals do not necessarily require standardization at the distro/Flatpak level, it certainly requires coordination between the hypothethical wireshark-service and consuming application (Wireshark).It is maintained by who has already updated Debian testing/unstable, but the PPA lags behind at the moment. Update the Ubuntu PPA more regularly with the latest stable version (3.2.2 at the moment).We should probably investigate other distribution methods for Linux, including: However not all users have the time and resources to do this.

The best alternative is to build it from source, git master is quite stable. Users who need the latest features or protocol support could try to use the Flatpak version in combination with dumpcap from the distribution, for the lack of an easier and better alternative. I use Arch Linux and can always have the latest stable version, but users on Debian and Ubuntu tend to lag severely behind.

For Linux, we rely on distributions to build a version that integrates well with their systems (reusing system libraries, etc.). For Windows and macOS, our users can find the latest stable and testing versions at.

Capture https wireshark