How To Install pnscan on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pnscan on Debian 9.
What is pnscan
pnscan is:
Pnscan is a multi threaded port scanner that can scan a large network very quickly. If does not have all the features that nmap have but is much faster.
There are three methods to install pnscan 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 pnscan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pnscan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pnscan
Install pnscan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pnscan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pnscan
Install pnscan 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 pnscan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pnscan
How To Uninstall pnscan on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pnscan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pnscan
Uninstall pnscan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pnscan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pnscan
Remove pnscan Configurations and Data
To remove pnscan configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pnscan
Remove pnscan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pnscan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pnscan
Dependencies
pnscan have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pnscan package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
