nessus on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "nessus" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install nessus on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nessus on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "nessus" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone nessus's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/nessus.git 
            
                        
                ~/nessus
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/nessus folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/nessus
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nessus package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1419206
Name: nessus
PackageBaseID: 9773
PackageBase: nessus
Version: 10.7.1-1
Description: Nessus vulnerability scanner
URL: https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus
NumVotes: 71
Popularity: 0.494404
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: noraj
Submitter: r4um
FirstSubmitted: 1173626053
LastModified: 1709335036
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nessus.tar.gz