pcap.h header file problem

ubuntu-10.10
nwprogrammer picture nwprogrammer · Apr 25, 2011 · Viewed 80k times · Source

anyone know how to fix the problem regarding header file in ubuntu 10.10. I am executing a sniffing program which makes use of this header file. My system shows libcap package is installed. Still, on compiling the code, an error is coming which reads:

fatal error: pcap.h: No such file or directory compilation terminated.

Please help me out.

Thanks all:)

Answer

famzah picture famzah · Aug 22, 2014

The system won't let me correct Eric Fossum's comment, because I lack reputation. There is a typo ("libcap" vs. "libpcap") and his suggested command should read the following:

sudo apt-get install libpcap-dev

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