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Thread: cannot use libpcap (broken?)

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    Red face cannot use libpcap (broken?)

    Hi I'm new to Linux.
    I am trying to compile a piece of code but it keeps telling me when I type ./configure

    configure: WARNING: Compiling without libpcap support.
    configure: error: Could not find working libpcap.

    how can I fix it?
    I tried installing other versions of libpcap from the .tar.gz files but when I try and compile that I get a boatload of errors in the grammar file.

    help much appreciated!

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    Re: cannot use libpcap (broken?)

    To compile anything you need build-essential. If you havent already run:

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    sudo apt-get install build-essential
    If that doesnt help, have a look in synaptic package manager, you probably need libpcap-dev. There might be other dependencies too. What are you trying to compile?

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    Re: cannot use libpcap (broken?)

    TY! getting libpcap-dev worked! didn't know I had to search with the -dev appendix when searching for lib files.
    I was trying to compile and install kismet in order to track some information.

    THANKS AGAIN!

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    Re: cannot use libpcap (broken?)

    you need the dev packages only if you are compiling stuff.

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