Install OS X 10.6 and later Intel 64-bit version (Wireshark 1.12.0 Intel 64.dmg).Īfter successful installation, enter ' wireshark -help ' in the terminal to view the command line help, and enter ' wireshark -v ' to view the wireshark version information. Enter ' xterm ' in the terminal or through the menu ' Applications-> Terminal ' to start the terminal (xterm) of X Window (XQuartz). Therefore, before installing Wireshark on Mac OS X, you need to download and install Quartz.Īfter XQuartz (XQuartz-2.7.6.dmg) the installation is complete, follow the prompts need to log out to re- login, so XQuartz as the default X11 Server.Īfter the installation is successful, enter ' xterm -help ' in the terminal to view the command line help, and enter ' xterm -version ' to view the xterm version information. Mac OS X abandoned X11 after Mountain Lion and replaced it with the open source XQuartz (X11.app).
Wireshark 's GUI release interface for UNIX Like system uses X Window (change X version to X11 in 1987).
