How To Install libopenvas9 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvas9 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libopenvas9
libopenvas9 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 libopenvas9 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libopenvas9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenvas9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenvas9
Install libopenvas9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenvas9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenvas9
Install libopenvas9 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenvas9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenvas9
How To Uninstall libopenvas9 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libopenvas9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenvas9
Uninstall libopenvas9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenvas9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenvas9
Remove libopenvas9 Configurations and Data
To remove libopenvas9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenvas9
Remove libopenvas9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenvas9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenvas9
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenvas9 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
