Actually most of the time Wireshark is used for analyzing existing captured
data, so starting it using gksu
would be taking obsolete security risks.
Please see README.Debian on your system [2] or at the package repository
[1].
References:
[1]
http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/collab-maint/ext-maint/wireshark/trunk/debian/README.Debian?revision=18692&view=markup
[2] file:///usr/share/doc/wireshark-common/README.Debian
[3] http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/CapturePrivileges
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Wireshark should not launch without super user privileges
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