How To Install openvas-cli on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvas-cli on Debian 9. openvas-cli is Command Line Tools for OpenVAS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvas-cli on Debian 9.

What is openvas-cli

openvas-cli is:

OpenVAS-CLI collects command line tools to handle with the OpenVAS services via the respective protocols.

There are three methods to install openvas-cli on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install openvas-cli Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install openvas-cli using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openvas-cli

Install openvas-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openvas-cli using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openvas-cli

Install openvas-cli Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install openvas-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openvas-cli

How To Uninstall openvas-cli on Debian 9

To uninstall only the openvas-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openvas-cli

Uninstall openvas-cli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openvas-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openvas-cli

Remove openvas-cli Configurations and Data

To remove openvas-cli configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openvas-cli

Remove openvas-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove openvas-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openvas-cli

Dependencies

openvas-cli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvas-cli package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.