Download Nessus
You can download Nessus from the Tenable Downloads site.
When you download Nessus, ensure the package selected is specific to your operating system and processor.
There is a single Nessus package per operating system and processor. Nessus Manager and Nessus Professional do not have different packages; your activation code determines which Nessus product will be installed.
Example Nessus package file names and descriptions
| Nessus Packages | Package Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Nessus-<version number>-Win32.msi | Nessus <version number> for Windows 7, 8, and 10 - i386 |
| Nessus-<version number>-x64.msi | Nessus <version number> for Windows Server 2008, Server 2008 R2*, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, 7, 8, and 10 - x86-64 |
| Nessus-<version number>-debian6_amd64.deb | Nessus <version number> for Debian 6 and 7 / Kali Linux - AMD64 |
| Nessus-<version number>.dmg | Nessus <version number> for Mac OS X 10.8, 10.9, and 10.10 - x86-64 |
| Nessus-<version number>-es6.i386.rpm | Nessus <version number> for Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) - i386 |
| Nessus-<version number>-fc20.x86_64.rpm | Nessus <version number> for Fedora 20 and 21 - x86_64 |
| Nessus-<version number>-suse10.x86_64.rpm | Nessus <version number> for SUSE 10.0 Enterprise - x86_64 |
| Nessus-<version number>-ubuntu1110_amd64.deb | Nessus <version number> for Ubuntu 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, and 14.04 - AMD64 |
Example Nessus Agent package file names and descriptions
| Nessus Agent Packages | Nessus Agent Package Descriptions |
|---|---|
| NessusAgent-<version number>-x64.msi | Nessus Agent <version number> for Windows Server 2008, Server 2008 R2*, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, 7, 8, and 10 - x86-64 |
| NessusAgent-<version number>-amzn.x86_64.rpm | Nessus Agent <version number> for Amazon Linux 2015.03, 2015.09 - x86-64 |
| NessusAgent-<version number>-debian6_i386.deb | Nessus Agent <version number> for Debian 6 and 7 / Kali Linux - i386 |
| NessusAgent-<version number>.dmg | Nessus Agent <version number> for Mac OS X 10.8, 10.9, and 10.10 - x86-64 |
| NessusAgent-<version number>-es6.x86_64.rpm | Nessus Agent <version number> for Red Hat ES 6 / CentOS 6 / Oracle Linux 6 (including Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel) - x86_64 |
| NessusAgent-<version number>-fc20.x86_64.rpm | Nessus Agent <version number> for Fedora 20 and 21 - x86_64 |
| NessusAgent-<version number>-ubuntu1110_amd64.deb | Nessus Agent <version number> for Ubuntu 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, and 14.04 - AMD64 |