Try the "The easy and less dangerous way" (why you would try the "The easy and dangerous way" when they are both "easy" is beyond me! ;P)
http://ftp.nessus.org/nessus/nessus-2.0.7/nessus-installer/nessus-installer.sh download that file, and then "sh nessus-installer.sh" Should have minimal problems, except for a missing library or 2. -Rob --- Brian Kantar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did try "lynx -source http://install.nessus.org | > sh" in a console window, and got: > > The command 'flex' was not found in your $PATH. > Please isntall it and try again. > > I just downloaded flex-2.5.4a.tar.gz > > did: > gunzip flex-2.5.4a.tar.gz > tar xvf flex-2.5.4a.tar > cd flex-2.5.4a > ./configure > make > > All as root. Should I have installed in a specific > directory? When I reran the nessus-scrip command > mensioned above, it got the same message: > > lynx -source http://install.nessus.org | sh > The command 'flex' was not found in your $PATH. > > Any suggestions? Thank you very much for helping, > but > the way! > --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 07:57:59 -0700 (PDT) > > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: Mandrake install > > issue > > To: Brian Kantar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I would use the nessus-installer script before > > anything. How was your success with that? > > > > -Rob > > --- Brian Kantar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I would LOVE an esier way to isntall Nessus. I > > went > > > the site listed and chose "Source Contrib:..." > and > > > attmepted to enter the proveded command line > into > > a > > > console window as Root. (I'm running 8.2, by the > > > way, > > > and I did choose 8.2 on the top of the window). > > Here > > > is what I got: > > > > > > Base class package "URPM" is empty. > > > (perhaps you need to "use' the module > which > > > defines that package first) > > > at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/urpm.pm line > 5 > > > BEGIN failed--compiliation aborted at > > > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/6.5.1/urpm.pm line 5. > > > Complilation failed in require at > > > /usr/sbin/urpmi.addmedia line 22. > > > BEGIN failed--compilation aboured at > > > /usr/sbin/urpmi.addmedia line 22. > > > > > > Siighhhh, any ideas?? > > > > > > THANK YOU!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Marcel Pol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:16:09 +0200 > > > > From: Marcel Pol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: nessus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Mandrake install issue > > > > > > > > On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 11:35:47 -0700 (PDT) > > > > Brian Kantar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > OK... I AM having problems and I'm sure a > lot > > of > > > > it is > > > > > being caused by me... I'm have downloaded > the > > > > files > > > > > you have suggested, and am having problems > > > > installing > > > > > them. But, what may solve the Nessus install > > is > > > > > editing my $PATH, however, I can't seem to > > find > > > > it. > > > > > Can someone help me edit my $PATH? I have > > found > > > > some > > > > > links on Google, but they didn't help. > > > > > > > > if you want to put the /usr/local/bin in your > > path > > > > (thta's what you want?), > > > > then you can simply do: > > > > export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin > > > > But that will only work on the shell login you > > run > > > > that on, and will be gone > > > > at the next login. > > > > You can put this in your /home/user/.bashrc > > > though. > > > > Where exactly are you stuck in the install > now? > > > It's > > > > a bit confusing to me. > > > > > > > > But aren't you making things a bit hard on > > > yourself? > > > > Installing from source > > > > isn't the easy route. > > > > You can install nessus from mandrake contribs > > far > > > > more easier. > > > > Just head over to: > > http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/ > > > > Select a contrib source for mdk 9.1, select > your > > > > favourite mirror (one nearby) > > > > and it will give you an urpmi.addmedia command > > to > > > > run as root. > > > > Then run: urpmi nessus > > > > That should install nessus 1.2.6 from > contribs. > > > > It's far more easier then installing from > > source. > > > > > > > > > --- "Steve.Casey" > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > From: "Steve.Casey" > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: "nessus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Subject: Re: Mandrake install issue > > > > > > Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 16:13:21 -0500 > > > > > > > > > > > > All, > > > > > > You are probably having the same > > frustrations > > > I > > > > did. > > > > > > I'm also running > > > > > > Mandrake 9.1 and had issues as well. As I > > > tried > > > > > > installing nessus, I'd come > > > > > > across errors that "neither lex nor flex > are > > > > > > installed..." and all the rest. > > > > > > I searched the web and installed the > > > following: > > > > > > > > > > > > gtk-2.2.2 > > > > > > gtkdev-1.2.6 > > > > > > atk > > > > > > bison > > > > > > glibdev-1.2.6-1 > > > > > > tiff-v3.5.7 > > > > > > pango 1.2.4 > > > > > > gimp 1.3.18 > > > > > > (you NEED the dev versions mentioned > above) > > > > > > > > > > > > after all these were installed, I finally > > got > > > > nessus > > > > > > to install and compile. > > > > > > I managed to start nessus: > > > > > > $nessusd -D > > > > > > > > > > > > and (took me forever to figure this out) > > > started > > > > the > > > > > > console (the manual > > > > > > doesn't say how) > > > > > > $nessus > > > > > > > > > > > > I had to create a certificate just so my > > > windows > > > > > > client would connect. I > > > > > > still have a long way to go for > configuring > > > and > > > > > > using, but it is running and > > > > > > functional. HTH > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web > > site > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
