How To Install greenbone-security-assistant on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install greenbone-security-assistant on Kali Linux. greenbone-security-assistant is remote network security auditor - web interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install greenbone-security-assistant on Kali Linux.

What is greenbone-security-assistant

greenbone-security-assistant is:

The Greenbone Security Assistant is a web application that connects to the Greebone Vulnerability Manager and OpenVAS Administrator to provide for a full-featured user interface for vulnerability management.

There are three methods to install greenbone-security-assistant on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install greenbone-security-assistant Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install greenbone-security-assistant using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install greenbone-security-assistant

Install greenbone-security-assistant Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install greenbone-security-assistant using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install greenbone-security-assistant

Install greenbone-security-assistant Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install greenbone-security-assistant using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install greenbone-security-assistant

How To Uninstall greenbone-security-assistant on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the greenbone-security-assistant package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove greenbone-security-assistant

Uninstall greenbone-security-assistant And Its Dependencies

To uninstall greenbone-security-assistant and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove greenbone-security-assistant

Remove greenbone-security-assistant Configurations and Data

To remove greenbone-security-assistant configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge greenbone-security-assistant

Remove greenbone-security-assistant configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove greenbone-security-assistant configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge greenbone-security-assistant

Dependencies

greenbone-security-assistant have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install greenbone-security-assistant package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.