root@nessus-va:~# curl --request GET \
--url 'https://www.tenable.com/downloads/api/v2/pages/nessus/files/Nessus-10.8.3-ubuntu1604_amd64.deb' \
--output 'Nessus-10.8.3-ubuntu1604_amd64.deb'
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 66.6M 0 66.6M 0 0 14.4M 0 --:--:-- 0:00:04 --:--:-- 17.5M
root@nessus-va:~#
root@nessus-va:~# ls -l
total 68296
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 69929068 Dec 8 10:34 Nessus-10.8.3-ubuntu1604_amd64.deb
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 Nov 23 11:20 snap
root@nessus-va:~#
root@nessus-va:~# dpkg -i Nessus-10.8.3-ubuntu1604_amd64.deb
Selecting previously unselected package nessus.
(Reading database ... 82527 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack Nessus-10.8.3-ubuntu1604_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking nessus (10.8.3) ...
Setting up nessus (10.8.3) ...
HMAC : (Module_Integrity) : Pass
SHA1 : (KAT_Digest) : Pass
SHA2 : (KAT_Digest) : Pass
SHA3 : (KAT_Digest) : Pass
TDES : (KAT_Cipher) : Pass
AES_GCM : (KAT_Cipher) : Pass
AES_ECB_Decrypt : (KAT_Cipher) : Pass
RSA : (KAT_Signature) : RNG : (Continuous_RNG_Test) : Pass
Pass
ECDSA : (PCT_Signature) : Pass
ECDSA : (PCT_Signature) : Pass
DSA : (PCT_Signature) : Pass
TLS13_KDF_EXTRACT : (KAT_KDF) : Pass
TLS13_KDF_EXPAND : (KAT_KDF) : Pass
TLS12_PRF : (KAT_KDF) : Pass
PBKDF2 : (KAT_KDF) : Pass
SSHKDF : (KAT_KDF) : Pass
KBKDF : (KAT_KDF) : Pass
HKDF : (KAT_KDF) : Pass
SSKDF : (KAT_KDF) : Pass
X963KDF : (KAT_KDF) : Pass
X942KDF : (KAT_KDF) : Pass
HASH : (DRBG) : Pass
CTR : (DRBG) : Pass
HMAC : (DRBG) : Pass
DH : (KAT_KA) : Pass
ECDH : (KAT_KA) : Pass
RSA_Encrypt : (KAT_AsymmetricCipher) : Pass
RSA_Decrypt : (KAT_AsymmetricCipher) : Pass
RSA_Decrypt : (KAT_AsymmetricCipher) : Pass
INSTALL PASSED
Unpacking Nessus Scanner Core Components...
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/nessusd.service → /lib/systemd/system/nessusd.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/nessusd.service → /lib/systemd/system/nessusd.service.
- You can start Nessus Scanner by typing /bin/systemctl start nessusd.service
- Then go to https://nessus-va:8834/ to configure your scanner
root@nessus-va:~#
root@nessus-va:~#
root@nessus-va:~# systemctl status nessusd.service
○ nessusd.service - The Nessus Vulnerability Scanner
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nessusd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: inactive (dead)
root@nessus-va:~#
root@nessus-va:~# systemctl enable --now nessusd.service
root@nessus-va:~#
root@nessus-va:~# systemctl status nessusd.service
● nessusd.service - The Nessus Vulnerability Scanner
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nessusd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Sun 2024-12-08 10:35:33 UTC; 2s ago
Main PID: 2879 (nessus-service)
Tasks: 12 (limit: 18825)
Memory: 41.8M
CPU: 3.099s
CGroup: /system.slice/nessusd.service
├─2879 /opt/nessus/sbin/nessus-service -q
└─2880 nessusd -q
Dec 08 10:35:33 nessus-va systemd[1]: Started The Nessus Vulnerability Scanner.
Dec 08 10:35:36 nessus-va nessus-service[2880]: Cached 0 plugin libs in 0msec
Dec 08 10:35:36 nessus-va nessus-service[2880]: Cached 0 plugin libs in 0msec
root@nessus-va:~#
