CentOS / RHEL: Install nmap Network Security Scanner

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To install nmap on a CentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system, you can use the following steps:

  1. Update the system:
sudo yum update
  1. Install the nmap package:
sudo yum install nmap
  1. Verify that nmap is installed and working by running the following command:
nmap -v

This should display the version of nmap that is installed on your system.

Note that you may need to have administrative privileges (e.g., by using sudo) to perform the steps above.

Once nmap is installed, you can use it to scan networks and hosts to gather information about open ports and the services running on those ports. For more information on using nmap, you can consult the nmap manual page by running man nmap in a terminal window.

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