How To Install amap on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amap on Kali Linux.

What is amap

amap is:

AMAP stands for Application MAPper. It is a next-generation scanning
tool for pentesters. It attempts to identify applications even if they
are running on a different port than normal.

It also identifies non-ascii based applications. This is achieved by
sending trigger packets, and looking up the responses in a list of
response strings.

There are three methods to install amap on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install amap Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install amap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install amap

Install amap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install amap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install amap

Install amap Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install amap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install amap

How To Uninstall amap on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the amap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove amap

Uninstall amap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall amap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove amap

Remove amap Configurations and Data

To remove amap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge amap

Remove amap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove amap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge amap

Dependencies

amap have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• amap website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amap package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.