How to Install and Uninstall openvas-scanner Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "openvas-scanner" package

This guide let you learn how to install openvas-scanner on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                openvas-scanner
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "openvas-scanner" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall openvas-scanner on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                openvas-scanner
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the openvas-scanner package on Kali Linux

Package: openvas-scanner
Version: 22.7.9-1
Installed-Size: 860
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libopenvas-dev, openvas-nasl, openvas-plugins, openvas-server
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.6.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.3), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.75.3), libgnutls30 (>= 3.8.2), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libgpgme11 (>= 1.2.0), libgvm22 (>= 22.7.3), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.5.2), libksba8 (>= 1.2.0), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libsnmp40 (>= 5.9.4+dfsg), libssh-4 (>= 0.8.0), openssl, redis-server, adduser, rsync, gpg
Recommends: nmap, python3-impacket
Suggests: gvm-tools, snmp, pnscan, strobe, ike-scan
Conflicts: libopenvas-dev, openvas-nasl, openvas-plugins, openvas-server
Size: 285852
SHA256: ffb2b779843cd1958572d577ac50bd5c5c8b275e94f5e9066bd5c0e75ac0904c
SHA1: a2b5fa7505ce14f0c380ea2dc45d4a76a78d2972
MD5sum: b81a4fae349dc5caca26fc0b2b53ac60
Description: remote network security auditor - scanner
The Open Vulnerability Assessment System is a modular security auditing
tool, used for testing remote systems for vulnerabilities that should be
fixed.
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It is made up of two parts: a scan server, and a client. The scanner/daemon,
openvassd, is in charge of the attacks, whereas the client,
gvm-tools, provides an X11/GTK+ user interface.
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This package provides the scanner.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.greenbone.net/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/o/openvas-scanner/openvas-scanner_22.7.9-1_amd64.deb