How To Install openvas 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 openvas on Ubuntu.
What is openvas
openvas is:
The tool OpenVAS has been renamed Greenbone Vulnerability Manager (GVM).
This is a transitional package that pulls the new gvm, it can be safely removed once gvm has been installed.
There are three methods to install openvas 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 openvas Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openvas using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openvas
Install openvas Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openvas using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openvas
Install openvas 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 openvas using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openvas
How To Uninstall openvas on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the openvas package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openvas
Uninstall openvas And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openvas and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openvas
Remove openvas Configurations and Data
To remove openvas configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openvas
Remove openvas configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openvas configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openvas
Dependencies
openvas have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvas package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.