How To Install nmap on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nmap on Debian 9.
What is nmap
nmap 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.
There are three methods to install nmap 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 nmap 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nmap
Install nmap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nmap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nmap
Install nmap 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 nmap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nmap
How To Uninstall nmap on Debian 9
To uninstall only the nmap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nmap
Uninstall nmap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nmap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nmap
Remove nmap Configurations and Data
To remove nmap configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nmap
Remove nmap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nmap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nmap
Dependencies
nmap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nmap package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.