How to Install and Uninstall netdiscover Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "netdiscover" package

This is a short guide on how to install netdiscover on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                netdiscover
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "netdiscover" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall netdiscover on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                netdiscover
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the netdiscover package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package netdiscover:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : netdiscover
Version : 0.10-1.6
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 2.9 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : netdiscover-0.10-1.6.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/netdiscover-scanner/netdiscover
Summary : A network address discovering/monitoring tool
Description :
Netdiscover is an active/passive address reconnaissance tool, mainly developed
for those wireless networks without dhcp server, when you are wardriving. It
can be also used on hub/switched networks.
Built on top of libnet and libpcap, it can passively detect online hosts, or
search for them, by actively sending arp requests, it can also be used to
inspect your network arp traffic, and find network addresses using auto scan
mode, which will scan for common local networks.