How to Install and Uninstall openvas-scanner Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "openvas-scanner" package

Learn how to install openvas-scanner on Debian 10 (Buster)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install openvas-scanner

2. Uninstall "openvas-scanner" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall openvas-scanner on Debian 10 (Buster):

$ sudo apt remove openvas-scanner $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the openvas-scanner package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: openvas-scanner
Version: 5.1.3-2
Installed-Size: 327
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: openvas-plugins, openvas-server
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.32), libopenvas9 (>= 9.0.3), openssl, redis-server, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: rsync, nmap
Suggests: openvas-client, snmp, pnscan, strobe, ike-scan
Conflicts: openvas-plugins, openvas-server
Description: remote network security auditor - scanner
Description-md5: 17ee7b6b33d14ca813b688eacbe5ada3
Homepage: http://www.openvas.org/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/o/openvas-scanner/openvas-scanner_5.1.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 179592
MD5sum: e690c477d0ad1d57d7cd14bfa5585744
SHA256: 5c5fbd8dbfb1472910493639c76be7de9f94aa3490d36ff08d62f804095a9a62