Can't launch ethereal--- bash: ethereal: command not found

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Date: 06/20/05

  • Next message: Alexander Graf: "Re: Can't launch ethereal--- bash: ethereal: command not found" 
    Date: 20 Jun 2005 03:08:15 -0700

    Hi,

    I am a linux newbie so please be patient with me ! I installed ethereal
    rpm on FC2 and cannot seem to launch ethereal. I get the above message
    when i do. Any help will be appreciated. i have attached some output
    below...

    [root@localhost share]# rpm -qa | grep ethereal
    ethereal-0.10.10-1.FC2.1
    ----------------------
    [root@localhost share]# rpm -ql ethereal
    /etc/pam.d/ethereal
    /etc/security/console.apps/ethereal
    /usr/lib/ethereal
    /usr/lib/ethereal/plugins
    /usr/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.10.10
    /usr/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.10.10/acn.so
    /usr/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.10.10/agentx.so
    .
    . Output suppressed
    .
    /usr/share/man/man1/tethereal.1.gz
    /usr/share/man/man1/text2pcap.1.gz
    /usr/share/man/man4/ethereal-filter.4.gz
    -------------

    [root@localhost share]# rpm -qi ethereal
    Name : ethereal Relocations: (not
    relocatable)
    Version : 0.10.10 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
    Release : 1.FC2.1 Build Date: Tue 15 Mar 2005
    18:35:28 EST
    Install Date: Sat 14 May 2005 15:17:13 EST Build Host:
    tweety.build.redhat.com
    Group : Applications/Internet Source RPM:
    ethereal-0.10.10-1.FC2.1.src.rpm
    Size : 18906435 License: GPL
    Signature : DSA/SHA1, Wed 16 Mar 2005 03:06:46 EST, Key ID
    b44269d04f2a6fd2
    Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
    URL : http://www.ethereal.com/
    Summary : Network traffic analyzer.
    Description :
    Ethereal is a network traffic analyzer for Unix-ish operating systems.

    This package uses libpcap, a packet capture and filtering library, and
    contains command-line utilities, plugins and documentation for
    ethereal. A
    GTK+ based graphical user interface is available in a separate package.
    [root@localhost share]#
    ------------------------------

    [root@localhost share]# echo $PATH
    /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/lib/jre/bin:/root/bin:/usr/lib/jre/bin
    [root@localhost share]# ethereal &
    [1] 2752
    [root@localhost share]# bash: ethereal: command not found

    [1]+ Exit 127 ethereal
    [root@localhost share]#

    -----------------------

    Thanks in advance
    K

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