How To Install openvas-scanner on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvas-scanner on Kali Linux.
What is openvas-scanner
openvas-scanner 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 scan server, and a client. The scanner/daemon, openvassd, is in charge of the attacks, whereas the client, gvm-tools, provides an X11/GTK+ user interface.
This package provides the scanner.
There are three methods to install openvas-scanner 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 openvas-scanner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openvas-scanner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openvas-scannerInstall openvas-scanner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openvas-scanner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openvas-scannerInstall openvas-scanner 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 openvas-scanner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openvas-scannerHow To Uninstall openvas-scanner on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the openvas-scanner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openvas-scannerUninstall openvas-scanner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openvas-scanner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openvas-scannerRemove openvas-scanner Configurations and Data
To remove openvas-scanner configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openvas-scannerRemove openvas-scanner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openvas-scanner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openvas-scannerDependencies
openvas-scanner have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcrypt20
- libglib2.0-0
- libgnutls30
- libgpg-error0
- libgpgme11
- libgvm20
- libksba8
- libpcap0.8
- libsnmp40
- libssh-4
- openssl
- redis-server
- lsb-base
- adduser
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvas-scanner package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
