Install nmap on Ubuntu

1. Download
Back on your auditing machine, move into your home directory and use wget to download the link you pasted. Make sure to update the link below to reflect the most recent version you copied from the site:

cd ~

wget https://nmap.org/dist/nmap-7.60.tar.bz2

2. Decompress the file you downloaded and move into the resulting directory by typing:

tar xjvf nmap*

cd nmap*

3. Configure and compile the source code by typing:

./configure

make

4. Once the compilation is complete, you can install the resulting executables and supporting files on your system by typing:

sudo make install

5. Confirm your installation by typing:

nmap -V

The output should match the version you downloaded from the nmap website.

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