
Starting Nessus : ~/Downloads# /etc/init.d/nessusd stop While installing Nessus in previous Step we can see in terminal how to start Nessus Services or stop restart and also check Status of Nessus ~/Downloads# /etc/init.d/nessusd start Installation Complete, Let’s start Nessus. Processing triggers for systemd (244-3) ~/Downloads# You can start Nessus Scanner by typing /etc/init.d/nessusd start Unpacking Nessus Scanner Core Components. Preparing to unpack Nessus-8.9.0-debian6_b. 297135 files and directories currently installed.) Nessus-8.9.0-debian6_b ~/Downloads# apt-get install ~/Downloads# dpkg -i Nessus-8.9.0-debian6_b On Kali Linux we can do it with dpkg or apt.īoth commands can be seen in the termial output below, you can use any of your choice. The installation can be done by respective package managers on different Linux distro. Now that we have grabbed a copy of Nessus from the Download Link, Lets install it. Nessus Free Edition or say a Community Edition can be downloaded from the mentioned link here. Nessus is used very widely by VA/PT Engineers, and also used for periodic testing and assessment of Enterprise Infrastructure, a tool by Tanable Download Nessus We will be using Kali Linux as base OS where we install Nessus and our Virtual LABs. Nessus is one of the most widely used Vulnerability Scanner, today we learn how to Install Nessus and use to to find Vulnerabilities. Nessus is used to uncover Vulnerabilities in Systems and weak points which needs attention.
