How To Install python3-ospd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ospd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is python3-ospd
python3-ospd is:
This package contains a base class for security scanner wrappers which share the same communication protocol: OSP (Open Scanner Protocol). OSP creates a unified interface for different security scanners and makes their control flow and scan results consistently available under the central Greenbone Vulnerability Manager service.
OSP is similar in many ways to GMP (Greenbone Management Protocol): XML-based, stateless and non-permanent connection.
The design supports wrapping arbitrary scanners with same protocol OSP, sharing the core daemon options while adding scanner specific parameters and options.
There are three methods to install python3-ospd on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-ospd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ospd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ospd
Install python3-ospd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ospd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ospd
Install python3-ospd 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ospd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ospd
How To Uninstall python3-ospd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the python3-ospd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ospd
Uninstall python3-ospd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ospd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ospd
Remove python3-ospd Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ospd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ospd
Remove python3-ospd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ospd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ospd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ospd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
