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updated file, libmagic, libmagic-dev and python-magic (5.38 -> 5.41)
author Hans-G?nter Theisgen
date Fri Feb 25 07:20:29 2022 +0100 (2022-02-25)
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     1.4 +Net::Pcap is a Perl binding to the LBL pcap(3) library and its Win32 counterpart,
     1.5 +the WinPcap library.
     1.6 +Pcap (packet capture) is a portable API to capture network packet:
     1.7 +it allows applications to capture packets at link-layer, bypassing the normal
     1.8 +protocol stack.
     1.9 +It also provides features like kernel-level packet filtering and access to
    1.10 +internal statistics.
    1.11 +
    1.12 +Common applications include network statistics collection, security monitoring,
    1.13 +network debugging, etc.