How To Install openvas-manager-common on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvas-manager-common on Debian 10.
What is openvas-manager-common
openvas-manager-common is:
The OpenVAS-Manager is a layer between OpenVAS-Scanner and various client applications such as OpenVAS-Client or Greenbone Security Assistant. Among other features, it adds server-side storage of scan results and it makes it unnecessary for scan clients to keep connection until a scan finishes.
This package contains the common openvas-manager files shared by all architectures.
There are three methods to install openvas-manager-common on Debian 10. 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-manager-common 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-manager-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openvas-manager-common
Install openvas-manager-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openvas-manager-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openvas-manager-common
Install openvas-manager-common 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-manager-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openvas-manager-common
How To Uninstall openvas-manager-common on Debian 10
To uninstall only the openvas-manager-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openvas-manager-common
Uninstall openvas-manager-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openvas-manager-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openvas-manager-common
Remove openvas-manager-common Configurations and Data
To remove openvas-manager-common configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openvas-manager-common
Remove openvas-manager-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openvas-manager-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openvas-manager-common
Dependencies
openvas-manager-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvas-manager-common package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
