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Wireshark with lua

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Hello, I am trying to find a pre-built (executable) version of wireshark with lua support that runs on Red Hat 5.4. When I attempt to build a newer version from source, like 1.8.3, on my Red Hat 5.4 system I run into many dependency issues which look like they may lead to a dead end. My previous experiences with wireshark have just been a straight rpm installation. Thanks.

asked 15 May '14, 09:00

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The latest version you can (easily) get to run on Redhat EL 5.x is 1.6.16 (1.8 requires a Gtk+ that is newer than what RHEL 5 provides and upgrading that would be a massive effort).

The 2nd problem you'll run into is that (AFAIK) Redhat EL does not come with the Lua library.

Your best option is probably to:

  1. Install Lua on the system - this may involve compiling it yourself (not sure where you could get an RPM that would install cleanly though honestly I've never looked)
  2. Download the Wireshark 1.6.16 source
  3. Install the necessary dependencies (-devel packages)
  4. Configure & compile your own Wireshark

answered 15 May '14, 12:05

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Jeff, Thank you very much for your very helpful response. I figured building wireshark 1.8.3 on Red Hat 5.4 would be a problem after attempting it and hitting roadblock after roadblock. It doesn't sound like getting lua support built into 1.6.16 is a piece of cake either, but I'll give it a shot. Thanks again. Jim

(15 May '14, 12:26) jimper

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(15 May '14, 12:37) JeffMorriss ♦