openvas-scanner on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "openvas-scanner" 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 openvas-scanner on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                openvas-scanner
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall openvas-scanner on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                openvas-scanner
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "openvas-scanner" 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 openvas-scanner's git locally


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


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

ID: 1381066
Name: openvas-scanner
PackageBaseID: 163413
PackageBase: openvas-scanner
Version: 22.7.9-1
Description: Vulnerability scanning Daemon
URL: https://github.com/greenbone/openvas-scanner
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: mfulz
FirstSubmitted: 1613513824
LastModified: 1704490906
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/openvas-scanner.tar.gz