How To Install nikto on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nikto on Kali Linux. nikto is web server security scanner

Introduction

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

What is nikto

nikto is:

Nikto is a pluggable web server and CGI scanner written in Perl, using rfp’s LibWhisker to perform fast security or informational checks.

Features:

  • Easily updatable CSV-format checks database
  • Output reports in plain text or HTML
  • Available HTTP versions automatic switching
  • Generic as well as specific server software checks
  • SSL support (through libnet-ssleay-perl)
  • Proxy support (with authentication)
  • Cookies support

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nikto

Install nikto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nikto

Install nikto 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 nikto using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nikto

How To Uninstall nikto on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nikto

Uninstall nikto And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nikto

Remove nikto Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nikto

Remove nikto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nikto

Dependencies

nikto have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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