Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.2-543

Chapter 16. Networking Utilities

Nmap-7.95

Introduction to Nmap

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

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Package Information

  • Download (HTTP): https://nmap.org/dist/nmap-7.95.tar.bz2

  • Download MD5 sum: b481d293e53b20278d5370458da9a950

  • Download size: 11 MB

  • Estimated disk space required: 116 MB (add 38 MB for tests)

  • Estimated build time: 0.4 SBU (Using parallelism=4; add 0.1 SBU for tests)

Nmap Dependencies

Recommended

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

liblinear-247, libpcap-1.10.5, libssh2-1.11.1, Lua-5.4.7, pcre2-10.44, and PyGObject-3.50.0

Optional

libdnet

Installation of Nmap

First, if it is not already installed, add a needed Python module. As the root user: 

pip3 install build

Install Nmap by running the following commands: 

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

If you wish to run the test suite, run the following command: 

sed -e '/import imp/d'                \
    -e 's/^ndiff = .*$/import ndiff/' \
    -i ndiff/ndifftest.py

To test the results, issue: make check as the root user. Tests need a graphical session.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: ncat, ndiff, nmap, nping, uninstall_ndiff, uninstall_zenmap, zenmap, and 2 symlinks to zenmap: nmapfe and xnmap
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/{radialnet,zenmapCore,zenmapGUI,zenmap-7.95-py3.13.egg-info}, and /usr/share/{ncat,nmap,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

nping

is an open-source tool for network packet generation, response analysis and response time measurement

uninstall_ndiff

is a Python script to uninstall ndiff

uninstall_zenmap

is a Python script to uninstall zenmap

zenmap

is a Python based graphical nmap frontend viewer