How to Install and Uninstall openvas-scanner Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "openvas-scanner" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install openvas-scanner on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall openvas-scanner on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the openvas-scanner package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: openvas-scanner
Architecture: amd64
Version: 22.7.7-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 865
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.6.0), libc6 (>= 2.38), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.75.3), libgnutls30 (>= 3.8.1), 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 (>= 5.9.3+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
Replaces: libopenvas-dev, openvas-nasl, openvas-plugins, openvas-server
Filename: pool/universe/o/openvas-scanner/openvas-scanner_22.7.7-1_amd64.deb
Size: 298560
MD5sum: d32ef4f82fd83eb503e37d50b704ae11
SHA1: 2319e5a8b28c38263473ebc1e700084c73f78ebc
SHA256: 61a4891787425c9ad0f82e6ba0783c40dcfa8b5601800cb733ec375c3c047e76
SHA512: a79299d2053d2cc0d8e8f5ebc5d4b973aa103f7270ab3032f0da24bdf3e3708c73e68425f8bc256446db18f17e306956361dd346b82d7fcde1f7d2534e924b54
Homepage: https://www.greenbone.net/
Description: remote network security auditor - scanner
Description-md5: c4f3f0ed3bf958b296703555fc8e2a31