Complete Guide: Installing gvm on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri) 2024

1. Install "gvm" package

Learn how to install gvm on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall gvm on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gvm
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gvm package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: gvm
Architecture: all
Version: 20.8.0.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 122
Provides: openvas
Depends: gvmd (>= 20.8.0), openvas-scanner (>= 20.8.0), ospd-openvas (>= 20.8.0), xsltproc, psmisc, rsync
Recommends: greenbone-security-assistant (>= 20.8.0), gvm-tools
Breaks: greenbone-security-assistant (<< 9.0.0), openvas (<< 9.0.4), openvas-cli
Replaces: openvas (<< 9.0.4)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gvm/gvm_20.8.0.2_all.deb
Size: 21332
MD5sum: a9d6d5c772ea086b87136507456469c9
SHA1: f2eaf0110377ebec0a7355cb79d82707083b1877
SHA256: a32c88fd759bd92c2cc8cfa3261143c5aa939bb4e516f4a121098d80b35f0c25
SHA512: 00be359ccd2293d8b1ec59806680d74d95c99d3e5f7804ab22df9464d245bde5ed49cb5354c11523355a144c99a3e7c61bffb618acd981bc55e5f1af2d4c1b80
Homepage: https://www.greenbone.net/
Description-en: remote network security auditor - metapackage and useful scripts
The Greenbone Vulnerability Manager is a modular security auditing tool,
used for testing remote systems for vulnerabilities that should be fixed.
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This package installs all the required packages. It provides scripts to setup,
start and stop the GVM services.
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The tool was previously named OpenVAS.
Description-md5: 41cd0d79cdaa9ef0f2fc423820d6e7a6