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Install Nessus on Linux
Caution: If you install a Nessus Agent, Manager, or Scanner on a system with an existing Nessus Agent, Manager, or Scanner running nessusd
, the installation process will kill all other nessusd
processes. You may lose scan data as a result.
Note: See the Linux Installation video for a tutorial of this process.
Download Nessus Package File
For details, refer to the Product Download topic.
Use Commands to Install Nessus
From a command prompt, run the Nessus install command specific to your operating system.
Example Nessus Install Commands

# rpm -ivh Nessus-<version number>-es6.x86_64.rpm

# dpkg -i Nessus-<version number>-debian6_amd64.deb

# pkg add Nessus-<version number>-fbsd10-amd64.txz
Start the Nessus Daemon
From a command prompt, restart the nessusd daemon.
Example Nessus Daemon Start Commands

# service nessusd start

Perform the remaining Nessus installation steps in your web browser.