How To Install zenmap on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zenmap on Debian 9.
What is zenmap
zenmap is:
Zenmap is an Nmap frontend. It is meant to be useful for advanced users and to make Nmap easy to use by beginners. It was originally derived from Umit, an Nmap GUI created as part of the Google Summer of Code.
There are three methods to install zenmap 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 zenmap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zenmap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zenmap
Install zenmap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zenmap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zenmap
Install zenmap 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 zenmap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zenmap
How To Uninstall zenmap on Debian 9
To uninstall only the zenmap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zenmap
Uninstall zenmap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zenmap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zenmap
Remove zenmap Configurations and Data
To remove zenmap configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zenmap
Remove zenmap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zenmap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zenmap
Dependencies
zenmap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zenmap package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
