How to Install and Uninstall openvas-scanner Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "openvas-scanner" package

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


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall openvas-scanner on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: openvas-scanner
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.1-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 180
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.32), libopenvas9 (>= 9.0.0), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, openssl, redis-server, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Recommends: rsync, nmap
Suggests: openvas-client, snmp, pnscan, strobe, ike-scan
Conflicts: openvas-plugins, openvas-server
Replaces: openvas-plugins, openvas-server
Filename: pool/universe/o/openvas-scanner/openvas-scanner_5.1.1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 66952
MD5sum: 2f1c562883e1ab57a2678641828b0455
SHA1: 80f9c40b277f11cdd5e66fc3785d96c68f8f1303
SHA256: db67f377d01bb4c505817bb82c24baae3877436f25b10cf2b4a66674bbe8961b
Homepage: http://www.openvas.org/
Description: remote network security auditor - scanner
Description-md5: 17ee7b6b33d14ca813b688eacbe5ada3