How to Install and Uninstall openvas-scanner Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the openvas-scanner on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "openvas-scanner" package

This is a short guide on how to install openvas-scanner on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall openvas-scanner on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: openvas-scanner
Architecture: amd64
Version: 21.4.3-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 838
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.9.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.32), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.2), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.14), libgpgme11 (>= 1.2.0), libgvm21 (>= 21.4.3), libksba8 (>= 1.2.0), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libsnmp40 (>= 5.9+dfsg), libssh-4 (>= 0.8.0), openssl, redis-server, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), adduser, rsync
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_21.4.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 289974
MD5sum: 47eeb9f87cd5285a9390a536594b3f4a
SHA1: 9e0dd4c0cbe49c594c1d8e8cc18082f1604e54f8
SHA256: 6deedce7436e7e81bffc763b111801a9fb1cdb6e93aeb797bf713189f59c559d
SHA512: 0f0feb8b8158fe6d3b1b2c57910759db693e5ea4263a59034b06c74139c07d6db58530db136f626fadeec4fed0e4a31f53dbc2ca7eeec786d51bb8b37618a80e
Homepage: https://www.greenbone.net/
Description: remote network security auditor - scanner
Description-md5: c4f3f0ed3bf958b296703555fc8e2a31