Installation problem with OpenVas / GVM

Linux Distribution and External Repo Discussion
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Hi all,

I’m completely new to this area, as I am doing a uni project on vulnerability scanning, for which I need to use OpenVas.

I am running a Kali Linux virtual machine, with the newest updates, and I have got to the point where I have a gvm-start icon in the Start menu, but when I try and run it I get the message

Job for ospd-openvas.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See “systemctl status ospd-openvas.service” and “journalctl -xeu ospd-openvas.service” for details.
Job for gvmd.service failed because a timeout was exceeded.
See “systemctl status gvmd.service” and “journalctl -xeu gvmd.service” for details.

I get a similar message when I try to execute “sudo gvm-check-setup” from the terminal.

The journal for ospd-openvas.service contains the error message

Failed to start ospd-openvas.service - OSPd Wrapper for the OpenVAS Scanner (ospd-openvas).

and gives the “job identifier” as 21819.

The journal for gvmd.service contains the error message

Failed to start gvmd.service - Greenbone Vulnerability Manager daemon (gvmd).

with the job identifier as 22362.

Please does anyone know how I should proceed from here?

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@mevehicle Your message does not provide any information that would help resolve the issue. Please follow the instructions at Kali Linux Install Guide - Greenbone Community Documentation and ensure that your system has at least 8 GB of RAM and approximately 120 GB of available disk space

Eero

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Thank you @Eero
That’s an awful lot more RAM and disk space than I was expecting I’d need, from the video that my tutor recommended I watch on installing the VMs. I’ll have a look at increasing its capacity.

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@mevehicle 8 GB is the bare minimum for it to function properly. My recommendation is 16 GB.

Eero