How To Install gvm-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvm-tools on Kali Linux.
What is gvm-tools
gvm-tools is:
The Greenbone Vulnerability Management Tools or gvm-tools in short are a collection of tools that help with remote controlling a Greenbone Security Manager (GSM) appliance and its underlying Greenbone Vulnerability Manager (GVM). The tools essentially aid accessing the communication protocols GMP (Greenbone Management Protocol) and OSP (Open Scanner Protocol).
This module is comprised of interactive and non-interactive clients. The programming language Python is supported directly for interactive scripting. But it is also possible to issue remote GMP/OSP commands without programming in Python.
There are three methods to install gvm-tools 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-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gvm-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gvm-toolsInstall gvm-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gvm-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gvm-toolsInstall gvm-tools 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gvm-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gvm-toolsHow To Uninstall gvm-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gvm-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gvm-toolsUninstall gvm-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gvm-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gvm-toolsRemove gvm-tools Configurations and Data
To remove gvm-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gvm-toolsRemove gvm-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gvm-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gvm-toolsDependencies
gvm-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvm-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
