How To Install python3-ospd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ospd on Kali Linux. python3-ospd is Open Scanner Protocol daemon (OSPd)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ospd on Kali Linux.

What is python3-ospd

python3-ospd is:

This package contains a base class for security scanner wrappers which share the same communication protocol: OSP (Open Scanner Protocol). OSP creates a unified interface for different security scanners and makes their control flow and scan results consistently available under the central Greenbone Vulnerability Manager service.

OSP is similar in many ways to GMP (Greenbone Management Protocol): XML-based, stateless and non-permanent connection.

The design supports wrapping arbitrary scanners with same protocol OSP, sharing the core daemon options while adding scanner specific parameters and options.

There are three methods to install python3-ospd 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 python3-ospd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-ospd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-ospd

Install python3-ospd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-ospd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-ospd

Install python3-ospd 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 python3-ospd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-ospd

How To Uninstall python3-ospd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-ospd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-ospd

Uninstall python3-ospd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-ospd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ospd

Remove python3-ospd Configurations and Data

To remove python3-ospd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ospd

Remove python3-ospd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-ospd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ospd

Dependencies

python3-ospd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ospd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.