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Ettercap Installation
Last update: 01-02-2008

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To see the Ettercap version available:

#apt-cache policy ettercap-gtk
ettercap-gtk:
   Installed : (none)
   Candidate : 1:0.7.3-1.2ubuntu2
Version table :
*** 1:0.7.3-1.2ubuntu2 0
        500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

To download and install Ettercap with its graphical interface:

apt-get install ettercal-gtk
To see the Ettercap dependencies:

#apt-cache depends ettercap-gtk
ettercap-gtk
   Depends: libatk1.0-0
   Depends: libc6
   Depends: libcairo2
   Depends: libfontconfig1
   Depends: libfreetype6
   Depends: libglib2.0-0
   Depends: libgtk2.0-0
   Depends: libltdl3
   Depends: libncurses5
   Depends: libnet1
   Depends: libpango1.0-0
   Depends: libpcap0.8
   Depends: libpcre3
   Depends: libpng12-0
   Depends: libssl0.9.8
   Depends: libx11-6
   Depends: libxcursor1
   Depends: libxext6
   Depends: libxfixes3
   Depends: libxi6
   Depends: libxinerama1
   Depends: libxrandr2
   Depends: libxrender1
   Depends: zlib1g
   Depends: ettercap-common
   Suggests: gksu
   Conflicts: ettercap
   Replaces: ettercap