Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Problem with Centos 5.7

[Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws@xxxxxxxxx>]

Krishnamurthy Mayya wrote:
> Hi all,
>   I am facing problems in installing the wireshark developmental 
> versions  (1.7.x-SVN XX) in CENTOS 5.7.
> The problem seems to be with GTK +2.12 which i am not able to install 
> and hence the dependency is not getting resolved.
> Any suggestions on how to proceed ???

Well, I'd say you've got several options:

1) Build Wireshark without the GUI (./configure --disable-wireshark)
2) Build your own (more modern) GTK (probably a lot of work)
3) Use an older version of Wireshark
4) Upgrade your OS (CentOS 6 comes with GTK 2.18.9)