How to Install and Uninstall nikto Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "nikto" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install nikto on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                nikto
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nikto" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall nikto on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                nikto
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the nikto package on Kali Linux

Package: nikto
Version: 1:2.5.0+git20230114.90ff645-0kali1
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 2278
Depends: perl:any, libnet-ssleay-perl
Suggests: nmap
Homepage: https://github.com/sullo/nikto
Priority: optional
Section: non-free/net
Filename: pool/non-free/n/nikto/nikto_2.5.0+git20230114.90ff645-0kali1_all.deb
Size: 339624
SHA256: da489190377e999033245082b5de55760a74f28942c91be9cc774485dd8dbcdf
SHA1: ad1da7595812894c2916f27cfeba7aa6c426cf6e
MD5sum: 9d4bf87a8d4e019cb8870f1a373122fa
Description: web server security scanner
Nikto is a pluggable web server and CGI scanner written in Perl, using
rfp's LibWhisker to perform fast security or informational checks.
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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
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Vincent Bernat