How to Install and Uninstall nmap.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "nmap.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to install nmap.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf 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 Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                nmap.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nmap.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 0:44:36 ago on Mon Sep 12 10:27:18 2022.
Available Packages
Name : nmap
Epoch : 2
Version : 7.70
Release : 6.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 5.8 M
Source : nmap-7.70-6.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : Network exploration tool and security scanner
URL : http://nmap.org/
License : Nmap
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).