How To Install gvm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gvm on Kali Linux. gvm is remote network security auditor - metapackage and useful scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gvm on Kali Linux.

What is gvm

gvm is:

The Greenbone Vulnerability Manager is a modular security auditing tool, used for testing remote systems for vulnerabilities that should be fixed.

This package installs all the required packages. It provides scripts to setup, start and stop the GVM services.

The tool was previously named OpenVAS.

There are three methods to install gvm 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 gvm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gvm

Install gvm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gvm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gvm

Install gvm 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 gvm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gvm

How To Uninstall gvm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gvm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gvm

Uninstall gvm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gvm

Remove gvm Configurations and Data

To remove gvm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gvm

Remove gvm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gvm

Dependencies

gvm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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