How To Install masscan on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 368 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install masscan on Ubuntu.
What is masscan
masscan is:
MASSCAN is TCP port scanner which transmits SYN packets asynchronously and produces results similar to nmap, the most famous port scanner. Internally, it operates more like scanrand, unicornscan, and ZMap, using asynchronous transmission. It’s a flexible utility that allows arbitrary address and port ranges.
There are three methods to install masscan on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install masscan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install masscan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install masscan
Install masscan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install masscan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install masscan
Install masscan Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install masscan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install masscan
How To Uninstall masscan on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the masscan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove masscan
Uninstall masscan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall masscan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove masscan
Remove masscan Configurations and Data
To remove masscan configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge masscan
Remove masscan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove masscan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge masscan
Dependencies
masscan have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install masscan package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.