How to Install and Uninstall nikto Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "nikto" package

This is a short guide on how to install nikto on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall nikto on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: nikto
Architecture: all
Version: 1:2.1.5-2
Priority: extra
Section: multiverse/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Vincent Bernat
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1864
Depends: perl:any, libwhisker2-perl (>= 2.5), libjson-pp-perl, libnet-ssleay-perl
Suggests: nmap
Filename: pool/multiverse/n/nikto/nikto_2.1.5-2_all.deb
Size: 246228
MD5sum: d224cf7b082c6fba11766ddfdf56be0f
SHA1: 7b0a3735bc27189ff97a47ac2a2c9c78d3d62c5b
SHA256: ea4c27dd40bd2b334ded8100059b37a03696cd8d4ea367e0b63e9bcb3ed96167
Homepage: http://cirt.net/nikto2
Description: web server security scanner
Description-md5: bfcacf3e002a7b25ffda9835561a1b95