How to Install and Uninstall nikto Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "nikto" package

Please follow the steps below to install nikto on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

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


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: nikto
Architecture: all
Version: 1:2.1.5-3.1
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_2.1.5-3.1_all.deb
Size: 246252
MD5sum: 4d8e6af0a46733bb4322bc59c0359061
SHA1: a9abba4813ed4ee31acaf51d49b3343558854eb0
SHA256: 2543d4f6f877e98db51d5685a856a9f47c2ecc582160c2ece7ca6bff2f0cc944
SHA512: 57fecfe745dd8639bfa6b9bd21a9812349da25b1e58a66bf96594e1420da7791adfc0704dfb3a68eaff73f1a8068aea11630b50dab370725c4df3b3b37a2eb8e
Homepage: http://cirt.net/nikto2
Description-en: web server security scanner
Nikto is a pluggable web server and CGI scanner written in Perl, using
rfp's LibWhisker to perform fast security or informational checks.
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Features:
- Easily updatable CSV-format checks database
- Output reports in plain text or HTML
- Available HTTP versions automatic switching
- Generic as well as specific server software checks
- SSL support (through libnet-ssleay-perl)
- Proxy support (with authentication)
- Cookies support
Description-md5: bfcacf3e002a7b25ffda9835561a1b95