Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.5

Chapter 16. Networking Utilities

Nmap-6.40

Introduction to Nmap

Nmap is a utility for network exploration and security auditing. It supports ping scanning, port scanning and TCP/IP fingerprinting.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.5 platform.

Package Information

Nmap Dependencies

Recommended

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Note

These packages are recommended because if they're not installed, the build process will compile and link against its own (often older) version.

libpcap-1.5.3, Lua-5.2.3, PCRE-8.34, and liblinear-1.94

Optional

OpenSSL-1.0.1f, PyGTK-2.24.0 (required for zenmap), Python-2.7.6 (required for ndiff) and Subversion-1.8.5 (required for nmap-update)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/nmap

Installation of Nmap

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Note

This package does not support parallel build.

Install Nmap by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make -j1

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: ncat, ndiff, nmap, nmapfe, nmap-update, nping, uninstall_zenmap, xnmap and zenmap
Installed Libraries: /usr/lib/python2.7.6/site-packages/
Installed Directories: /usr/share/ncat, /usr/share/nmap and /usr/share/zenmap

Short Descriptions

ncat

is a utility for reading and writing data across networks from the command line.

ndiff

is a tool to aid in the comparison of Nmap scans.

nmap

is a utility for network exploration and security auditing. It supports ping scanning, port scanning and TCP/IP fingerprinting.

nmapfe

is a symbolic link to zenmap.

nmap-update

is an updater for Nmap architecture-independent files.

xnmap

is a symbolic link to zenmap.

zenmap

is a Python based graphical nmap frontend viewer.

Last updated on 2014-02-25 04:04:57 -0800