Ubuntu
wireshark package

  1. Bug #513903
  2. Comment #11

Comment 11 for bug 513903

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TJ (tj) wrote :

This issue is still biting on Precise LTS.

The solution isn't easily found even when reading the document referred to when starting Wireshark as root ("/usr/share/doc/wireshark-common/README.Debian").

 sudo dpkg-reconfigure wireshark-common

Answer 'yes' to "Should non-superusers be able to capture packets?"

Then add the user account(s) to the now-created "wireshark" group (replace $USER with the user account name):

  sudo adduser $USER wireshark

Log-out completely and log-in again for the new group membership to be recognised.

Start "Wireshark" without using gksudo/gksu/sudo.