My last question for now: What is the reason for using the debian packages instead of using the original distributed .sh self extracting file?
.sh self extracting? Is there such thing in Nessus? (and where?)
In any case, there are several benefits of using Debian packages vs. compiling from source (but there also a number of disadvantages):
- someone else (not you) has taken care of the compilation of the package
- someone else has taken care of determining which stuff do you need depending on what do you want to install (example: you need the plugins if you want the Nessus server but not if you only want the client)
- someone else has taken care of what system libraries (i.e. libpcap, libgd, libssl...) you need to have (and which versions) in your local system
- also installation, upgrades, and removals is taken care by the package
Notice also that the person who makes the package can make mistakes too. So depending on the package quality you might be better off "doing it yourself" (i.e. compiling it and building it yourself). There are some more "hidden" issues but I hope you get an overview of the general issues with this mail. [1]
Regards
Javi
[1] Google is your friend :-)
