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# How to install Fing on Ubuntu Debian Servers.
- URL: https://snubmonkey.com/how-to-install-fing-ubuntu-debian-servers/
- Published: 2022-10-07T20:36:45.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-16T22:32:44.000Z
- Author: yannick Coffi
- Tags: how to 🪄, security 🦾🦿, linux 🐧

The Fing Command Line Interface (Fing CLI) is a standalone program that provides a set of very handy network troubleshooting tools (NIC information, scan, ping, traceroute, and so on).

##   
Installation

The software has been packed using Debian (DPKG) and Read Hat (RPM) package manager.  
Below is the Architecture supported:  
  
 • i686 and amd64 (intel 32/64 bit)   
• arm and arm64 (arm soft-float 32/64 bit)   
• armhf (arm hard float 32 bit)   
• mips and mips64 (mips big endian 32/64 bit)   
• mipsel and mipsel64 (mips little endian 32/64 bit)

Download the package most suitable for your distribution.

```
$ wget https://www.fing.com/images/uploads/general/
CLI_Linux_Debian_5.5.2.zip

Ouput

--2022-03-18 15:54:23--  https://www.fing.com/images/uploads/general/CLI_Linux_Debian_5.5.2.zip
Resolving www.fing.com (www.fing.com)... 165.84.219.23
Connecting to www.fing.com (www.fing.com)|165.84.219.23|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 80609819 (77M) [application/zip]
Saving to: 'CLI_Linux_Debian_5.5.2.zip'
.....
...
..
```

Of course, replace *Linux\_Debian\_5.5.2.zip* with the latest version up to date.  
  
Extract the zip file and ls.

```
$ unzip CLI_Linux_Debian_5.5.2.zip

$ ls 

fing-5.5.2-arm64.deb        fing-5.5.2-mips64.deb
__MACOSX                    fing-5.5.2-armhf.deb  fing-5.5.2-mips64el.deb
fing-5.5.2-amd64.deb        fing-5.5.2-i686.deb   fing-5.5.2-mipsel.deb
fing-5.5.2-arm.deb          fing-5.5.2-mips.deb
```

Now, check your machine's architecture processor name.

```
$ uname -m

Ouput

arm64
```

Now install `fing` according to your architecture processor name.

```
on Debian / Ubuntu/ ..

$ sudo dpkg -i fing-<version>-<architecture>.deb

on Fedora / Gentoo / ..

sudo rpm -i fing-<version>-<architecture>.rpm
```

In our case; 

```
$ dpkg -i fing-5.5.2-arm64.deb

```

Once the installation is completed, check and verify the version from the below command they should match.

```
$ fing -v

Output

5.5.2
```

## How to run `fing`

  
An administrative user account is required to run the software on all platforms.  
When you start `fing` without arguments, it takes the nearest of your available networks and starts performing discovery on it and reporting stuff directly on the console indefinitely.

```
$ sudo fing

Output

| State | Host                | MAC Address       | Last change |

 UP   | 192.168.1.1           | xx:D3:xx:xx:C5:C4 | 17:03:21    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.2         | xx:C1:x0:4x:xF:x4 | 17:03:21    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.119       | xx:x4:xx:34:56:xx | 17:03:23    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.122       | xc:91:xx:x6:x3:x9 | 17:03:24    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.139       | 64:E6:xx:F1:C9:1D | 17:03:24    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.123       | 7C:91:xx:V0:65:58 | 17:03:24    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.126       | 8E:DC:DX:37:T8:TC | 17:03:24    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.137       | AB:9C:65:GH:57:66 | 17:03:24    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.156       | 5F:6D:62:89:9E:B5 | 17:03:25    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.159       | F2:39:AX:D9:8B:64 | 17:03:25    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.175       | CX:Y8:UG:RR:FX:E4 | 17:03:25    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.177       | FC:Z6:GT:04:3T:RS | 17:03:21    |
|  UP   | 192.168.1.182       | 57:03:XX:BD:83:DD | 17:03:25    

....
...
..

```

It also has a `--interactive mode` that walks you through a series of questions and leads you the way.

```
$ sudo fing --interactive
password for snubmonkey:

===  Fing 5.5.2 - www.fing.io ===
This interactive procedure will guide you through available options.When multiple choices are presented, press one of the letters in brackets.Press <CTRL^C> to exit, press  for default answer and <?> to askfor help.
Do you want to (D)iscover, (S)can, (P)ing, (T)raceroute or display (I)nfos?

```

For more info on how to use `fing` and its arguments/ options type:   
`sudo fing -help`

##   
Uninstallation

If you have installed `fing` using dpkg, type:

```
$ sudo dpkg -r fing
```

If you have installed `fing` using rpm, type:

```
$ sudo dpkg -r fing
```

Otherwise, type:

```
$ sudo /usr/local/bin/fing-uninstall.sh
```

And that wraps up our tutorial on `fing`.  
 I hope you have found it 'helpful'.