How To Install arp-scan on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install arp-scan on CentOS 7.
What is arp-scan
arp-scan is a command-line tool that uses the ARP protocol to discover and fingerprint IP hosts on the local network.
We can use yum or dnf to install arp-scan on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install arp-scan.
Install arp-scan on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install arp-scan using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install arp-scan
Install arp-scan on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install arp-scan using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install arp-scan
How To Uninstall arp-scan on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the arp-scan package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove arp-scan
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install arp-scan on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.