How To Install libopenvas8 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvas8 on Debian 9. libopenvas8 is remote network security auditor - shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvas8 on Debian 9.

What is libopenvas8

libopenvas8 is:

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

It is made up of two parts: a server, and a client. The server/daemon, openvasd, is in charge of the attacks, whereas the client, OpenVAS-Client, provides an X11/GTK+ user interface.

This package contains the required shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libopenvas8 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopenvas8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenvas8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenvas8

Install libopenvas8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenvas8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenvas8

Install libopenvas8 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenvas8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenvas8

How To Uninstall libopenvas8 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libopenvas8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenvas8

Uninstall libopenvas8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenvas8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenvas8

Remove libopenvas8 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenvas8 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenvas8

Remove libopenvas8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenvas8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenvas8

Dependencies

libopenvas8 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvas8 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.