Package: ethereal-common (0.99.4-5.etch.4) [security]

dummy upgrade package for ethereal -> wireshark

Wireshark is a network traffic analyzer, or "sniffer", for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. A sniffer is a tool used to capture packets off the wire. Wireshark decodes numerous protocols (too many to list).

It was previously named ethereal. This is a transitional package so ethereal users get wireshark on upgrades. This package handles ethereal-common -> wireshark-common. It can be safely removed.

Tags: System Administration: Monitoring, User Interface: X Window System, Networking: Scanning, Role: Application Data, Scope: Utility, Interface Toolkit: GTK, Purpose: Scanning, X Window System: Application