Information about the package, arp-scan, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The arp-scan package is designed for, Scanning and fingerprinting tool.
Package Name:
arp-scan
Summary:
Scanning and fingerprinting tool
Description:
arp-scan is a command-line tool that uses the ARP protocol to discover and fingerprint IP hosts on the local network.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.9.2
Release:
1.el6
Size:
335 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the arp-scan package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install arp-scan
This command will install arp-scan on the server.
yum remove arp-scan
This command will un-install arp-scan on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove arp-scan, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove arp-scan
This command will un-install arp-scan 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 arp-scan when using the -y flag.
yum update arp-scan
This command will update arp-scan to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove arp-scan, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update arp-scan
This command will update arp-scan 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 arp-scan when using the -y flag.
yum info arp-scan
This command will show you core information about the arp-scan package.
yum deplist arp-scan
This command will show you the dependencies for arp-scan. 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 arp-scan
This command will check if there is an update waiting on arp-scan. 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.