How to Install and Uninstall nmap.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "nmap.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install nmap.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                nmap.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nmap.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall nmap.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                nmap.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nmap.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : nmap
Arch : x86_64
Epoch : 2
Version : 6.40
Release : 13.amzn2
Size : 4.0 M
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Network exploration tool and security scanner
URL : http://nmap.org/
License : GPLv2 and LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+ and BSD
Description : Nmap is a utility for network exploration or security auditing.
: It supports ping scanning (determine which hosts are up), many
: port scanning techniques (determine what services the hosts are
: offering), and TCP/IP fingerprinting (remote host operating system
: identification). Nmap also offers flexible target and port
: specification, decoy scanning, determination of TCP sequence
: predictability characteristics, reverse-identd scanning, and more.
: In addition to the classic command-line nmap executable, the Nmap
: suite includes a flexible data transfer, redirection, and
: debugging tool (netcat utility ncat), a utility for comparing scan
: results (ndiff), and a packet generation and response analysis
: tool (nping).