CentOS7 Install OpenVAS8

JDP

Install OpenVAS
1) Disable SELINUX.
Edit /etc/selinux/config, save and reboot
2) Add required packages
yum install wget bzip2 texlive net-tools alien
3) Add Atomicorp repo
wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic | sh
4) Install OpenVAS
yum install openvas
5) edit /etc/redis.conf. Add/uncomment the following
unixsocket /tmp/redis.sock
unixsocketperm 700
6) Restart Redis
systemctl enable redis && systemctl restart redis
7) openvas-setup
follow instructions. If rsync throws error, check that your network allows outgoing TCP 873 to internet
8 ) To access OV-8 from network, either disable firewall or add exception for tcp 9392
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=9392/tcp
firewall-cmd --reload

Go to https://<IP-ADDRESS>:9392 and login.


Openvas not generating pdf reports
# yum -y install texlive-changepage texlive-titlesec
# mkdir -p /usr/share/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex/comment
# cd /usr/share/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex/comment
# wget http://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/comment/comment.sty
# chmod 644 comment.sty
# texhash

Reference:
Openvas 8 now available
https://atomicorp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=8047
Openvas not generating pdf reports in centOS 7
http://miotramemoria.blogspot.tw ... as-pdf-reports.html