How To Install nmap-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nmap-common on Kali Linux.

What is nmap-common

nmap-common is:

Nmap is a utility for network exploration or security auditing. It supports ping scanning (determine which hosts are up), many port scanning techniques, version detection (determine service protocols and application versions listening behind ports), and TCP/IP fingerprinting (remote host OS or device identification). Nmap also offers flexible target and port specification, decoy/stealth scanning, sunRPC scanning, and more. Most Unix and Windows platforms are supported in both GUI and commandline modes. Several popular handheld devices are also supported, including the Sharp Zaurus and the iPAQ.

This package contains the nmap files shared by all architectures.

There are three methods to install nmap-common 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 nmap-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nmap-common

Install nmap-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nmap-common

Install nmap-common 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 nmap-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nmap-common

How To Uninstall nmap-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nmap-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nmap-common

Uninstall nmap-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nmap-common

Remove nmap-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nmap-common

Remove nmap-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nmap-common

Dependencies

nmap-common have the following dependencies:

References

• nmap-common website

Summary

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