Information about the package, p0f, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The p0f package is designed for, Versatile passive OS fingerprinting tool.
Package Name:
p0f
Summary:
Versatile passive OS fingerprinting tool
Description:
P0f is a versatile passive OS fingerprinting tool. P0f can identify the system on machines that talk thru or near your box. p0f will also check masquerading and firewall presence, the distance to the remote system and its uptime, other guy's network hookup (DSL, OC3, avian carriers) and his ISP.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.09b
Release:
1.cp1150
Size:
490 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
Licence:
LGPLv2+
Control the p0f package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install p0f
This command will install p0f on the server.
yum remove p0f
This command will un-install p0f on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove p0f, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove p0f
This command will un-install p0f on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove p0f when using the -y flag.
yum update p0f
This command will update p0f to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove p0f, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update p0f
This command will update p0f to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove p0f when using the -y flag.
yum info p0f
This command will show you core information about the p0f package.
yum deplist p0f
This command will show you the dependencies for p0f. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update p0f
This command will check if there is an update waiting on p0f. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.