Chapter 1. Introduction

Table of Contents

1.1. Introduction
1.2. What Is Wireshark?
1.3. Supported Platforms
1.3.1. Unix And Unix-like Platforms
1.3.2. Microsoft Windows
1.4. Development And Maintenance Of Wireshark
1.4.1. Programming Languages Used
1.4.2. Open Source Software
1.5. Releases And Distributions
1.5.1. Binary Distributions
1.5.2. The Source Code Distribution
1.6. Automated Builds (GitLab CI)
1.6.1. What Do The Automated Builds Do?
1.7. Reporting problems and getting help
1.7.1. Website
1.7.2. Wiki
1.7.3. FAQ
1.7.4. Other sources
1.7.5. Q&A Site
1.7.6. Mailing Lists
1.7.7. Bug Database (GitLab Issues)
1.7.8. Reporting Problems
1.7.9. Reporting Crashes on UNIX-like platforms
1.7.10. Reporting Crashes on Windows platforms

1.1. Introduction

This chapter will provide a general overview of Wireshark development.