Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install arp-scan on Kali Linux.
What is arp-scan
arp-scan is:
arp-scan is a command-line tool that uses the ARP protocol to discover and
fingerprint IP hosts on the local network. It is available for Linux and BSD
under the GPL licence
There are three methods to install arp-scan 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 arp-scan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install arp-scan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install arp-scanInstall arp-scan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install arp-scan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install arp-scanInstall arp-scan 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install arp-scan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install arp-scan
How To Uninstall arp-scan on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the arp-scan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove arp-scanUninstall arp-scan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall arp-scan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove arp-scanRemove arp-scan Configurations and Data
To remove arp-scan configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge arp-scanRemove arp-scan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove arp-scan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arp-scanDependencies
arp-scan have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install arp-scan package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
