![]() Open a browser and type “ to see the web interface of nessus. Then type command “ service nessusd start” to start the service. Then type the command “ dpkg -i package name” as shown below. You can see the debian package of Nessus. Open a terminal, navigate to the “Downloads” folder and type “ ls“. It should normally be in the Downloads directory in root directory. Go to the directory into which the package has been downloaded. First download the nessus Debian package from the website ( here ). This guide works for all versions of Kali Linux. Let us see how to install Nessus in Kali Linux. My first disappointment with Kali is that it excluded nessus from its vulnerability scanning tools. Feel free to drop by and say hi at the forum.Nessus is a vulnerability scanner. If you stuck with errors, Kali has a community forum that you can ask and request for helps. Done! – That’s it! Now I can use Nessus to conduct vulnerability scan to the Metasploitable box. Login into Nessus – Now, I can login into my Nessus by using the username and password that use during the registration process.ĩ. Download the newest plugins – At this point, Nessus will start download the latest plugins from Tenable server. I just copy and paste the Activation Code into the field above.ħ. The Activation Code will be send to my email. I choose “Nessus Home” option because I will use Nessus play around with Metasploitable 2. To get the code, I can request it from here, Obtain an Activation Code. Register plugin feed – I need to get the Activation Code. This user will have full control on Nessus.Ħ. Initial Account Setup – Next, I create an admin user for Nessus. ![]() Navigate to Nessus page – Open Iceweasel (Kali’s default web browser) and go to this address, Must use HTTPS connection.ĥ. Run Nessus service – Next, I run Nessus service by typing this command in the Terminal.Ĥ. I’m using 64-bit so my installation file is Nessus-x.x.x-debian6_b, where ‘x’ is the version number.ģ. Install Nessus – Once the download is finished, run this command to install Nessus. Choose Linux, Debian 32-bit or Debian 64-bit.Ģ. Download Nessus – Go to Tenable website and download Nessus software. So to use Nessus, I have to install it manually.įor more info about Kali, you can refer to their website here: ġ. Although it is a pentest distro, but Kali does not include with Nessus. Kali Linux (or Kali) is a penetration testing distro created by the developers of BackTrack. ![]()
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