# Packetbeat: libpcap

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-libpcap/43516
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** packetbeat
**Created:** [March 4, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-libpcap/43516 "2016-03-04T14:12:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![dawiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@dawiro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dawiro)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-libpcap/43516/1 "2016-03-04T14:12:53Z")

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Hi,  
Is libpcap 0.8 still required for packet beat or is it now integrated into the distribution?

Regards,  
David

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### Author: ![tudor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tudor/32/3753_2.png) [@tudor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tudor)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-libpcap/43516/2 "2016-03-04T14:14:14Z")

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It's statically compiled now on all platforms except Windows. So you don't need to install it on the running system.

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### Author: ![dawiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@dawiro](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dawiro)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-libpcap/43516/3 "2016-03-04T14:22:40Z")

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Ok, the docs still show it as a prerequisite...

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/packetbeat-libpcap/43516/4 "2017-07-05T21:54:58Z")

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