Wireshark needs to be run as root in order to be able to read the packets; this is simply not possible when run as a user without these privileges. This behaviour is known and intentional, which is why the option to run as root is there. Closing for this reason. Thanks for your report.
** Changed in: wireshark (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- wireshark cannot find network interfaces when not running as root https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/287099 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs