How To Install masscan on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install masscan on Debian 9. masscan is TCP port scanner

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install masscan on Debian 9.

What is masscan

masscan is:

MASSCAN is TCP port scanner which transmits SYN packets asynchronously and produces results similar to nmap, the most famous port scanner. Internally, it operates more like scanrand, unicornscan, and ZMap, using asynchronous transmission. It’s a flexible utility that allows arbitrary address and port ranges.

There are three methods to install masscan on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install masscan Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install masscan using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install masscan

Install masscan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install masscan using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install masscan

Install masscan Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install masscan using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install masscan

How To Uninstall masscan on Debian 9

To uninstall only the masscan package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove masscan

Uninstall masscan And Its Dependencies

To uninstall masscan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove masscan

Remove masscan Configurations and Data

To remove masscan configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge masscan

Remove masscan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove masscan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge masscan

Dependencies

masscan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install masscan package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.