How To Install nmapsi4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nmapsi4 on Kali Linux.

What is nmapsi4

nmapsi4 is:

NmapSI4 is a complete Qt-based Gui with the design goal to provide a complete nmap interface for users, in order to manage all options of this power security net scanner.

There are three methods to install nmapsi4 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 nmapsi4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nmapsi4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nmapsi4

Install nmapsi4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nmapsi4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nmapsi4

Install nmapsi4 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 nmapsi4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nmapsi4

How To Uninstall nmapsi4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nmapsi4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nmapsi4

Uninstall nmapsi4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nmapsi4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nmapsi4

Remove nmapsi4 Configurations and Data

To remove nmapsi4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nmapsi4

Remove nmapsi4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nmapsi4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nmapsi4

Dependencies

nmapsi4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5dbus5
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5network5
• libqt5qml5
• libqt5quick5
• libqt5webenginewidgets5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6
• nmap
• bind9-dnsutils

References

• nmapsi4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nmapsi4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.