Upgrade Nessus on Linux

Download Nessus

From the Tenable Downloads Page, download the latest, full-license version of Nessus.

Use Commands to Upgrade Nessus

From a command prompt, run the Nessus upgrade command.

Note: Nessus automatically stops nessusd when you run the upgrade command.

Start the Nessus Daemon

From a command prompt, restart the nessusd daemon.

This completes the process of upgrading Nessus on a Linux operating system.

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