How To Install nikto on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nikto on Ubuntu.
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 Ubuntu. 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 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 nikto using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nikto
How To Uninstall nikto on Ubuntu
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 Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nikto
Remove nikto Configurations and Data
To remove nikto configuration and data from Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.