Install Nessus Essentials on kali Linux

Installing Nessus Essentials is very easy as compare to other vulnerability scanners. All you have to do is just visit the Nessus Tenable download page and download Nessus .deb file kali Linux compatible with your system architecture.

Here I am using 64-bit architecture link: https://www.tenable.com/

After downloading the file, it in the Download folder

Navigate to the folder using the command: cd /Downloads/

then de-package the Nessus folder and install using the command: dpkg -i Nessus-8.8.0-ubuntu910_amd64.deb 

During downloading to will see Unpacking Nessus Scanner core components

    - you can start Nessus scanner by typing  /etc/init.d/nessusd start 

    - Then go to https://hostname:8834/ 

Then just start the Nessus using this command: /etc/init.d/nessusd start

And after that navigate to https://hostname:8834 

Add the security certificate after that this screen pop up select the product type you want to install here i select Essential and press continue

To start with Nessus Essential you need an activation code and to get activation code you must have to register yourself first on Tenable as shown in the image.

Then you get an activation code on your registered email address, just enter it on the activation page and press continue 

Create a user name and password for your account and press submit.

Then Nessus start Downloading its plugins as shown in image it takes time so be patient