Uninstall Nessus on Linux

Optional: Export your Scans and Policies

1. Go to the folder or folders where you store your scans.
2. Double-click the scan to view its dashboard.
3. In the upper right corner, select the Export button, and then choose the Nessus DB option.

Stop Nessus Processes

1. From within Nessus, verify any running scans have completed.

2. From a command prompt, stop the nessusd daemon.

   Examples: Nessus Daemon Stop Commands

   Debian/Kali and Ubuntu

   # /etc/init.d/nessusd stop

   FreeBSD

   # service nessusd stop

   Red Hat, CentOS, and Oracle Linux

   # /sbin/service nessusd stop

   SUSE

   # /etc/rc.d/nessusd stop

Remove Nessus

1. Run the remove command specific to your Linux-style operating system.

   Examples: Nessus Remove Commands

   Debian/Kali and Ubuntu

   # dpkg -r Nessus

   FreeBSD

   # pkg delete Nessus

   Red Hat 6 and 7, CentOS 6 and 7, Oracle Linux 6 and 7

   # yum remove Nessus

   Red Hat 8 and later, CentOS 8 and later, Oracle Linux 8 and later, Fedora

   # dnf remove Nessus

   SUSE

   # sudo zypper remove Nessus

2. Using the command specific to your Linux-style operating system, remove remaining files that were not part of the original installation.

   Examples: Nessus Remove Command

   FreeBSD

   # rm -rf /usr/local/nessus/bin

   Linux

   # rm -rf /opt/nessus

This completes the process of uninstalling the Nessus on the Linux operating systems.