How to Install nmap software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install nmap software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

nmap software package provides The Network Mapper, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install nmap 

nmap is installed in your system.

Make ensure the nmap package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep nmap *

You will get with nmap package name, version, architecture and description in a table

nmap package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Network
Package nmap
Version 6.40-0.2ubuntu1
Description The Network Mapper
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove nmap software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?