Re: Can't launch ethereal--- bash: ethereal: command not found

From: Alexander Graf (aleg_at_webde-ag.de)
Date: 06/20/05


Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:16:37 +0200

krakov@mailinator.com wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am a linux newbie so please be patient with me ! I installed ethereal
> rpm on FC2 and cannot seem to launch ethereal. I get the above message
> when i do. Any help will be appreciated. i have attached some output
> below...
>
> [root@localhost share]# rpm -qa | grep ethereal
> ethereal-0.10.10-1.FC2.1
> ----------------------
> [root@localhost share]# rpm -ql ethereal
> /etc/pam.d/ethereal
> /etc/security/console.apps/ethereal
> /usr/lib/ethereal
> /usr/lib/ethereal/plugins
> /usr/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.10.10
> /usr/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.10.10/acn.so
> /usr/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.10.10/agentx.so
> .
> . Output suppressed
> .
> /usr/share/man/man1/tethereal.1.gz
> /usr/share/man/man1/text2pcap.1.gz
> /usr/share/man/man4/ethereal-filter.4.gz
> -------------
>
> [root@localhost share]# rpm -qi ethereal
> Name : ethereal Relocations: (not
> relocatable)
> Version : 0.10.10 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
> Release : 1.FC2.1 Build Date: Tue 15 Mar 2005
> 18:35:28 EST
> Install Date: Sat 14 May 2005 15:17:13 EST Build Host:
> tweety.build.redhat.com
> Group : Applications/Internet Source RPM:
> ethereal-0.10.10-1.FC2.1.src.rpm
> Size : 18906435 License: GPL
> Signature : DSA/SHA1, Wed 16 Mar 2005 03:06:46 EST, Key ID
> b44269d04f2a6fd2
> Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
> URL : http://www.ethereal.com/
> Summary : Network traffic analyzer.
> Description :
> Ethereal is a network traffic analyzer for Unix-ish operating systems.
>
> This package uses libpcap, a packet capture and filtering library, and
> contains command-line utilities, plugins and documentation for
> ethereal. A
> GTK+ based graphical user interface is available in a separate package.
> [root@localhost share]#
> ------------------------------
>
> [root@localhost share]# echo $PATH
> /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/lib/jre/bin:/root/bin:/usr/lib/jre/bin
> [root@localhost share]# ethereal &
> [1] 2752
> [root@localhost share]# bash: ethereal: command not found
>
> [1]+ Exit 127 ethereal
> [root@localhost share]#
>
> -----------------------
>
> Thanks in advance
> K

You only installed the terminal version, which lives in /usr/sbin and is
called tethereal.
Want the GUI? Yes! Than install ethereal-gnome-xxx.rpm



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