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greetings.

on laptop with new install of CentOS 6.8 and current update, wireshark will not start via kde kickoff application launcher. it will start from start from a terminal.

“locate wireshark|grep bin/” show 2 paths for wireshark;

/usr/bin/wireshark
/usr/sbin/wireshark

opening kde menu editor show simple command ‘wireshark’. changing to;

/usr/bin/wireshark

failed. changed to;

/usr/sbin/wireshark

failed.

do not know about Denmark, but something is rotten here with install.

with previous system install, wireshark worked from kde menu w/o any problem.

to verify install ran yum to delete, then reinstalled, same problem.

question, what might be causing this and how to cure.

as always, any and all help, comments, suggestions greatly appreciated.

tia. [this tape will not self destruct. 8=) ]

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    ~]$ rpm -qf /usr/bin/wireshark wireshark-gnome-1.8.10-17.el6.x86_64
    ~]$ rpm -qf /usr/sbin/wireshark wireshark-gnome-1.8.10-17.el6.x86_64

    ~]$ yum provides wireshark Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
    * base: CentOS.mirror.lstn.net
    * extras: CentOS.mirror.lstn.net
    * updates: CentOS.mirror.lstn.net adobe-linux-x86_64 | 951 B 00:00
    adobe-linux-x86_64 3/3
    base | 3.7 kB 00:00
    extras | 3.4 kB 00:00
    updates | 3.4 kB 00:00
    wireshark-1.8.10-17.el6.x86_64 : Network traffic analyzer Repo : base Matched from:

    wireshark-1.8.10-17.el6.i686 : Network traffic analyzer Repo : base Matched from:

    wireshark-1.8.10-17.el6.x86_64 : Network traffic analyzer Repo : installed Matched from:
    Other : Provides-match: wireshark

    ~]$ sudo yum install wireshark
    [sudo] password for geo:
    Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security Setting up Install Process Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
    * base: repo1.dal.innoscale.net
    * extras: repo1.dal.innoscale.net
    * updates: repo1.dal.innoscale.net adobe-linux-x86_64 | 951 B 00:00
    base | 3.7 kB 00:00
    extras | 3.4 kB 00:00
    updates | 3.4 kB 00:00
    Package wireshark-1.8.10-17.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version Nothing to do
    [geo@toshiba-lt ~]$

    thinking about this, when installing CentOS previously, there are 2
    places where wireshark is shown, iirc.

    also, thinking further, can not say for sure, but i believe i installed from first packages listing and may not have for second packages listing.

    if true, what/how is way to get second packages listing?