How To Install xprobe on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023  (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xprobe on Ubuntu.

What is xprobe

xprobe is:

Xprobe2 allows you to determine what operating system is running on a remote host. It sends several packets to a host and analyses the returned answers.

Xprobe2’s functionality is comparable to the OS fingerprinting feature in nmap (written by a different Fyodor):

• Outputs its level of confidence about the OS on the remote host.
• Remains usable even if intermediate systems (routers, firewalls) make slight modifications to the packets.
• Can list the type of intermediate device (e.g. “Linux IP masquerading”).
• Modular architecture allows new fingerprinting tests and new OS signatures to be added.

There are three methods to install xprobe 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 xprobe Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xprobe

Install xprobe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xprobe

Install xprobe 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 xprobe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xprobe

How To Uninstall xprobe on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove xprobe

Uninstall xprobe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xprobe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xprobe

Remove xprobe Configurations and Data

To remove xprobe configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xprobe

Remove xprobe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xprobe

Dependencies

xprobe have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libpcap0.8
• libstdc++6

References

• xprobe website

Summary

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