Install Nmap 6.46.1 on Ubuntu 14.04

Nmap is a command line network detection tool. It is the most commonly used security scanning tool in Linux, classic. This feature supports ping scanning to determine the online host, port scanning technology, and TCP/IP remote device fingerprint recognition. The latest available version is NMAP 4.46.1 and has been released recently.

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Download, install, and configure Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 system:

Ubuntu 14.04 text tutorial on hard drive installation in Windows 7

Install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS official version on a USB flash drive

In Ubuntu 14.04, PPA is available and supports almost all Ubuntu and derivative versions. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pi-rho/security

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install nmap

Run the following command to uninstall nmap:

sudo apt-get remove nmap

Remove PPA command:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:pi-rho/security

Nmap basic commands and typical usage

Comprehensive Attack Scanning (including various host discovery, port scanning, version scanning, OS scanning, and default script scanning ):

Nmap-A-v targetip

Ping scan:

Nmap-sn-v targetip

Quick Port Scan:

Nmap-F-v targetip

Version scan:

Nmap-sV-v targetip

Operating system scan:

Nmap-O-v targetip

For example:

Bkjia @ ubuntu :~ $ Nmap-sP 192.168.211.1/255

Starting Nmap 6.46 (http://nmap.org) at PDT
Illegal netmask in "192.168.211.1/255". Assuming/32 (one host)
Note: Host seems down. If it is really up, but blocking our ping probes, try-Pn
Nmap done: 1 IP address (0 hosts up) scanned in 3.01 seconds
Bkjia @ ubuntu :~ $