Installation help

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Hi,

Im trying to follow instructions found on GitHub - Kastervo/OpenVAS-Installation: A secure, automated script to install and configure OpenVAS (Greenbone Community Edition) from source on Debian 12. Features GPG verification, self-signed SSL, and systemd integration. · GitHub .

The installation keeps failing due to cmake or other errors. I think this might be due to the Ubuntu version. Im not sure what the “A clean, fully updated Debian 12” in the instructions means. The lsb_release -a gives Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm).

Can anyone give me a link to a Debian 12 distro that is known to work and be able to install OpenVAS?

Thanks.

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The only instructions that always should work are our official docs

Using external stuff like this stuff is prone to be outdated and broken.

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@lal

Debian 12 is starting to show its age, and as a result it no longer works particularly well with OpenVAS. The most sensible option is to move to Debian 13.

Below is my version of the script, with the necessary fixes applied to address the issues that prevent it from working on Debian 13 out of the box. Despite several requests, the original author has not yet had the opportunity to resolve these problems, so I have incorporated the required corrections myself.

#!/bin/bash# OpenVAS installation script for Debian 13+ and Kali systems, fo - Pastebin.com

(for some reasons link? opens only in edge browser)

Eero

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@lal Minimal debian 13 is best for my script. remember pure debian, no ubuntu or other remixes

Eero

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Thank you @Eero and @bricks. I will test if the Kali way mentioned in the docs or Eero’s script works

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The installation works now once I followed the official guide. The greenbone-feed-sync script is failing though.
@bricks Can I configure any mirror server or another location to sync the feed? I cannot ping the feed.community.greenbone.net from either my work or personal devices. I dont think this is a firewall issue

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It’s always a firewall issue :wink:

You need to able to access the server via rsync which uses port 873.

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ask firewall guy to open outbound connections to feed.community.greenbone.net (rsync), tcp 873

ping is not usually allowed in “wan” connections.

Eero

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Thank you. It took a while but yes the firewall was actually at fault.

Everything seems to work for now. Thanks!

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