1.2. Platforms Ethereal runs on

Ethereal currently runs on most UNIX platforms and various Windows platforms. It requires GTK+, GLib, libpcap and some other libraries in order to run.

If a binary package is not available for your platform, you should download the source and try to build it. Please report your experiences to ethereal-dev[AT]ethereal.com.

Binary packages are available for at least the following platforms:

1.2.1. Unix

  • Apple Mac OS X

  • BeOS

  • FreeBSD

  • HP-UX

  • IBM AIX

  • NetBSD

  • OpenBSD

  • SCO UnixWare/OpenUnix

  • SGI Irix

  • Sun Solaris/Intel

  • Sun Solaris/Sparc

  • Tru64 UNIX (formerly Digital UNIX)

1.2.2. Linux

  • Debian GNU/Linux

  • Gentoo Linux

  • IBM S/390 Linux (Red Hat)

  • Mandrake Linux

  • PLD Linux

  • Red Hat Linux

  • Rock Linux

  • Slackware Linux

  • Suse Linux

1.2.3. Microsoft Windows

  • Windows Me / 98 / 95

  • Windows Server 2003 / XP / 2000 / NT 4.0