From d12fcb7d5abf56053e7bb73eb95d64e3de0ccf18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "calvin.house" <calvin.house.jr@phoe-nix.xyz>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:16:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] light changes to wireshark script

---
 bash/wireshark.sh | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bash/wireshark.sh b/bash/wireshark.sh
index 8acab6f..ca962b1 100644
--- a/bash/wireshark.sh
+++ b/bash/wireshark.sh
@@ -1,48 +1,40 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #set -xv
-clear
-echo "This script will install Wireshark using the ID"
-echo "found in the /etc/os-release file. Currently, Fedora,"
-echo "Ubuntu, Debian, and Arch are supported with this script."
-echo "Feel free to edit it as needed."
 
-DISTRO_ID=$(grep -i ^ID /etc/os-release | cut -c 4- | tr -d \")
-read -p "Enter username: " USE
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "This script needs to run as root."
+    exit 1
+fi
 
-case "$DISTRO_ID" in 
-	[uU]buntu|[dD]ebian)
-		
-		echo "Will now install and configure Wireshark"
-		echo "Press [Enter] to continue..."	
-		apt install -y wireshark && gpasswd -a $USE wireshark
+DISTRO_ID=$(grep -i '^ID=' /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2 | tr -d '"')
+
+echo "Detected OS: $DISTRO_ID"
+echo "Installing Wireshark for the user $(logname)..."
+case "$DISTRO_ID" in
+    ubuntu|debian|raspbian)
+        echo "wireshark-common wireshark-common/install-setuid boolean true" | debconf-set-selections
+		apt update && apt install -y debconf-utils wireshark
+        usermod -aG wireshark $(logname)
 		chgrp wireshark /usr/bin/dumpcap
-		chmod 755 /usr/bin/dumpcap
+		chmod 750 /usr/bin/dumpcap
 		setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin=eip /usr/bin/dumpcap
-		echo "Rebooting to allow user to see network interfaces"
+        ;;
 
-		;;
+    arch|manjaro)
+		pacman -Sy --noconfirm --needed wireshark-qt wireshark-cli
+        usermod -aG wireshark $(logname)
+        ;;
 
-	[aA]rch)
-
-		echo "Will now install and configure Wireshark"
-		echo "Press [Enter] to continue..."
-		pacman -S wireshark-qt wireshark-cli && gpasswd -a $USE wireshark
-		echo "Rebooting to allow user to see network interfaces"
-
-		;;
-
-	[fF]edora|[cC]entos|[rR]hel)
-		echo "Will now install and configure Wireshark"
-		echo "Press [Enter] to continue..."
-		dnf install wireshark -y && gpasswd -a $USE wireshark
-		echo "Rebooting to allow user to see network interfaces"
-
-		;;
-	*)
-
-		echo "Unknown OS.."
-		exit 0
-
- 		;;
+    fedora|centos|rhel|rocky|almalinux)
+		dnf install wireshark -y
+        usermod -aG wireshark $(logname)
+        ;;
 
+    *)
+        echo "Error: ${DISTRO_ID} is not currently supported..."
+		exit 1
+        ;;
 esac
+
+echo "Installation complete! Log out then log back in to ensure all interfaces to be available to Wireshark"
+echo "If the interfaces are not available, then a reboot maybe required."