Openvas 8

OpenVAS is a framework of several services and tools offering a comprehensive and powerful vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management solution.
Homepage: http://www.openvas.org/
* Openvas 9 is now available *
A set of new packages for openvas 9 is now included. If you prefer to install them, you just have to install "openvas9" package instead of "openvas". Then, update scripts/data with the following commands:
sudo apt-get install sqlite3
sudo greenbone-nvt-sync
sudo greenbone-scapdata-sync
sudo greenbone-certdata-sync
sudo service openvas-scanner restart
sudo service openvas-manager restart
sudo openvasmd --migrate #only required when upgrading from an older version
sudo openvasmd --rebuild --progress
Please note that the default port number of the web interface for the new packages are changed to 4000. So, to access the web interface for version 9, go to https://localhost:4000. Use "admin" as username and password.
You can change the web interface port number by modifying /etc/default/openvas-gsa. Then, restart its service by issuing "sudo service openvas-gsa restart".
To enable pdf reports:
sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-extra --no-install-recommends
To install openvas-nasl utility:
sudo apt-get install libopenvas9-dev
*** Openvas 8 ***
To install the old version, openvas 8, install the "openvas" package from this ppa. It is only tested on ubuntu 14.04 trusty and 16.04 xenial.
You have to update openvas scripts/data after installation with the following commands:
sudo apt-get install sqlite3
sudo openvas-nvt-sync
sudo openvas-scapdata-sync
sudo openvas-certdata-sync
sudo service openvas-scanner restart
sudo service openvas-manager restart
sudo openvasmd --rebuild --progress
Login into https://localhost:443 with "admin" as username and password.