How To Install gvmd-common on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvmd-common on Kali Linux.
What is gvmd-common
gvmd-common is:
The Greenbone Vulnerability Manager is the central management service between security scanners and the user clients.
It manages the storage of any vulnerability management configurations and of the scan results. Access to data, control commands and workflows is offered via the XML-based Greenbone Management Protocol (GMP). The primary scanner, openVAS Scanner is controlled directly via protocol OTP while any other remote scanner is coupled with the Open Scanner Protocol (OSP).
This package contains the common gvmd files shared by all architectures.
There are three methods to install gvmd-common 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 gvmd-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gvmd-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gvmd-commonInstall gvmd-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gvmd-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gvmd-commonInstall gvmd-common 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 gvmd-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gvmd-commonHow To Uninstall gvmd-common on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gvmd-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gvmd-commonUninstall gvmd-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gvmd-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gvmd-commonRemove gvmd-common Configurations and Data
To remove gvmd-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gvmd-commonRemove gvmd-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gvmd-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gvmd-commonDependencies
gvmd-common have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gvmd-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.