How can we verify that Nmap was installed correctly?

To verify that Nmap was installed correctly, you can check the version of Nmap installed on your system. Open your terminal and enter the following command:

nmap --version

If Nmap is installed correctly, you should see output similar to this:

Nmap version 7.80 ( https://nmap.org )
Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Compiled with: liblua-5.3.6 openssl-3.0.2 nmap-libssh2-1.8.2 libz-1.2.11 libpcre-8.39 libpcap-1.10.1 nmap-libdnet-1.12 ipv6
Compiled without:
Available nsock engines: epoll poll select

This output confirms that Nmap is installed and provides details about the version and platform.