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# Nessus

```
dpkg -i Nessus-8.8.0-debian6_amd64.deb

/etc/init.d/nessusd start
ln -s /etc/init.d/nessusd ~/bin/nessusd
ln -s /opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli ~/bin/nessuscli

# navigate to https://kali:8834

--Activation code: ####-####-####-####-####
--create user account for nessus essentials
--username: password

/opt/nessus/sbin/nessuscli update


# Disable groups to see all the vulns
```