How To Install nbtscan-unixwiz on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbtscan-unixwiz on Kali Linux.

What is nbtscan-unixwiz

nbtscan-unixwiz is:

This package contains a command-line tool that scans for open NETBIOS nameservers on a local or remote TCP/IP network, and this is a first step in finding of open shares. It is based on the functionality of the standard Windows tool nbtstat, but it operates on a range of addresses instead of just one.

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

Install nbtscan-unixwiz Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nbtscan-unixwiz

Install nbtscan-unixwiz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nbtscan-unixwiz

Install nbtscan-unixwiz Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install nbtscan-unixwiz

How To Uninstall nbtscan-unixwiz on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nbtscan-unixwiz package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nbtscan-unixwiz

Uninstall nbtscan-unixwiz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nbtscan-unixwiz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nbtscan-unixwiz

Remove nbtscan-unixwiz Configurations and Data

To remove nbtscan-unixwiz configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nbtscan-unixwiz

Remove nbtscan-unixwiz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nbtscan-unixwiz

Dependencies

nbtscan-unixwiz have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• nbtscan-unixwiz website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbtscan-unixwiz package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.