How to Install and Uninstall nping Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "nping" package

Please follow the instructions below to install nping on openSuSE Tumbleweed

$ sudo zypper refresh $ sudo zypper install nping

2. Uninstall "nping" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall nping on openSuSE Tumbleweed:

$ sudo zypper remove nping

3. Information about the nping package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package nping:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Non-Oss
Name : nping
Version : 7.94-2.9
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 428.1 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : nmap-7.94-2.9.src
Upstream URL : https://nmap.org/
Summary : Packet generator
Description :
Nping is a tool for network packet generation, response
analysis and response time measurement. Nping allows to generate network
packets of a wide range of protocols, letting users to tune virtually
any field of the protocol headers. While Nping can be used as a simple
ping utility to detect active hosts, it can also be used as a raw packet
generator for network stack stress tests, ARP poisoning, Denial of
Service attacks, route tracing, etc.

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