How To Install zenmap-kbx on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zenmap-kbx on Kali Linux.

What is zenmap-kbx

zenmap-kbx is:

Zenmap is an Nmap frontend. It is meant to be useful for advanced users and to make Nmap easy to use by beginners. It was originally derived from Umit, an Nmap GUI created as part of the Google Summer of Code.

This application runs in a container via kaboxer.

There are three methods to install zenmap-kbx 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 zenmap-kbx Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zenmap-kbx

Install zenmap-kbx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zenmap-kbx

Install zenmap-kbx 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 zenmap-kbx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zenmap-kbx

How To Uninstall zenmap-kbx on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the zenmap-kbx package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zenmap-kbx

Uninstall zenmap-kbx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zenmap-kbx

Remove zenmap-kbx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zenmap-kbx

Remove zenmap-kbx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zenmap-kbx

Dependencies

zenmap-kbx have the following dependencies:

• docker.io
• kaboxer

References

• zenmap-kbx website

Summary

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