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hamhock

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Registered: 2015-04-16

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wireshark - Qt or gtk install

Are there any advantages / disadvantages of either version? 

community/wireshark-gtk 2.0.0-1
community/wireshark-qt 2.0.0-1

I have xfce installed but am using i3 wm.  I also already have Qt installed as I have two applications that depend upon it.

Last edited by hamhock (2015-12-08 19:50:53)

ayekat

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Registered: 2011-01-17

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Re: wireshark - Qt or gtk install

There shouldn't be any major advantages/disadvantages with one or the other. I would take the version that fits the "look and feel" of your overall working environment.

If 90% of your applications use Gtk, you probably want to go for the Gtk version. If you feel Qt applications are easier on the eye/hand, you go for Qt applications. It's really just a matter of taste¹.

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¹ ... unless the application behaves differently on the two versions.

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hamhock

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Registered: 2015-04-16

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Re: wireshark - Qt or gtk install

There shouldn't be any major advantages/disadvantages with one or the other. I would take the version that fits the "look and feel" of your overall working environment.

that's what i was thinking, but just stumbled upon this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLfYuO6pdVA

where gerald combs - the developer of wireshark - says "the legacy gtk interface will be dropped in the near future."  (8:25 min. into video). 

Does that mean 1. gtk will be dropped in the near future; or 2. the new Qt interface will be ported to the gtk version?

Last edited by hamhock (2015-12-09 03:57:09)

Lone_Wolf

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Re: wireshark - Qt or gtk install

Looks like 1. is the correct answer, https://blog.wireshark.org/2013/10/switching-to-qt/

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hamhock

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Registered: 2015-04-16

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Re: wireshark - Qt or gtk install

I went ahead and installed the Qt version.  it looks great and has features the gtk version does not.

maoarch

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Registered: 2016-03-05

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Re: wireshark - Qt or gtk install

Happy I googled this before installing.

I think Arch repositories should give a warning or message somehow to address this issue.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: wireshark - Qt or gtk install

The wiki does mention this, which one should stumble over first.

Please don't necrobump topics. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … bumping.22

Closing.