How To Install nmapsi4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install nmapsi4 on Debian 9. nmapsi4 is graphical interface to nmap, the network scanner

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nmapsi4 on Debian 9.

What is nmapsi4

nmapsi4 is:

NmapSI4 is a complete Qt-based Gui with the design goal to provide a complete nmap interface for users, in order to manage all options of this power security net scanner.

There are three methods to install nmapsi4 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 nmapsi4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nmapsi4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nmapsi4

Install nmapsi4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nmapsi4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nmapsi4

Install nmapsi4 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 nmapsi4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nmapsi4

How To Uninstall nmapsi4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the nmapsi4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nmapsi4

Uninstall nmapsi4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nmapsi4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nmapsi4

Remove nmapsi4 Configurations and Data

To remove nmapsi4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nmapsi4

Remove nmapsi4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nmapsi4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nmapsi4

Dependencies

nmapsi4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nmapsi4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.