nmap sucks!!!!!!!!
 

Why the heck is everything so difficult on linux.
I installed nmap like this:
cd nmap-VERSION
./configure
make
su root
make install

i type nmap and get:
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Ive reinstalled a few times and there is absolutely no documentation on what this error is and how to fix it.

Thanks for listening

Segfault is the Linux equilivent of a GPF, I usually see them when a compiler makes a mistake when building some software.

First check the result of: Anything other then 2.95.something and my guess is that your compiler probably made a mistake.

Try looking for a binary (rpm, deb, or tgz depending on your system) or up/downgrade to a stable version of gcc.

gcc --version is 2.96.

I also tried this:
rpm -vhU http://download.insecure.org/nmap/di....53-1.i386.rpm
It installed ok

rpm -vhU http://download.insecure.org/nmap/di....53-1.i386.rpm
Retrieving http://download.insecure.org/nmap/di....53-1.i386.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
gtk+ is needed by nmap-frontend-0.2.53-1
libgdk-1.2.so.0 is needed by nmap-frontend-0.2.53-1
libgtk-1.2.so.0 is needed by nmap-frontend-0.2.53-1

What the heck does this mean. libgdk/etc isnt even on my linux disks. I just want the basic nmap to test my site. Im not asking for that much. Problems that no one ever hears of, happens to me.

rpm - you can easily install nmap without the front end rpm. and you have got gtk on the disks.

source -- don't use 2.9.6, it's not that nice to some things. get 2.95 or 3+

rpms
 

if you need to find rpm packages to meet dependencies or get a different version, go here:
http://www.rpmfind.net/