[15:47] oh noes, what's happened to nessus. where is it? [15:49] it's missing from lucid lynx, this is strange [15:50] slashtom: doesn't look like it's been there for a while [15:50] http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=nessus [15:51] hardy (~April 2008) was last release with it (I think!). Though that was the last LTS [15:51] all the pixie albums from ubuntuie I have will be moved over to the @ubuntuie ac [15:51] damn [15:51] how can you do penetration testing from ubuntu now? [15:52] slashtom: I'm sure you can still install it somehow.... [15:53] but if it's not managed by apt, i may as well be using slackware [15:54] debian has it, this is strange [15:54] is it in the software center? [15:54] huh? [15:55] what's the software centre? [15:55] where all the software you can install is listed [15:55] slashtom: 'software centre' = a GUI apt programme [15:55] so wondering is it there [15:55] slashtom: Though I suspect it still is in ubuntu, since launchpad lists packages for jaunty https://launchpad.net/nessus [15:56] (which is april 2009) [15:56] slashtom: pull down the apt source package for jaunty nessus, then rebuild the package? [15:56] czajkowski: i only searched the apt-cache [15:56] ok [15:57] i didn't know there was software in a different place [15:57] ebel: i don't want to maintain the installation for each package manually [15:57] czajkowski, slashtom: you are both talking about the same thing. [15:58] i will have to find out about alternative ways to penetration test [15:58] "ubuntu software centre" uses apt. apt-cache uses apt. it's all apt. :) [15:58] grand [15:58] it would annoy the crap out of me if you were forced to use a GUI for things [15:58] synaptic uses apt, aptitude uses apt, apt-get uses apt. There are many tools to do the same thing, like how Firefox and Chromium can access the same websites. [15:59] slashtom: you could make a PPA for nessus and maintain it yourself? :P [15:59] I can't see if anyone else has done it... [16:01] too much work [16:02] slashtom: look at BackTrack? an ubuntu derivative (I think) with lots of security stuff [16:03] slashtom: actually looks like nessus might no longer be free software http://askubuntu.com/questions/12434/vulnerability-scanner-nmap-vs-nessus/12459#12459 [16:04] slashtom: looks like you have to pay for non-personal use of nessus. [16:05] slashtom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nessus_(software)#History looks like it was un-opened in 2005 [16:06] slashtom: looks like the previous open source verion was forked to OpenVAS [16:06] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVAS [16:06] (it was originally called GNessUs :P ) [16:07] deadly, thanks ebel [16:07] you could try that? (it is in apt/software centre/aptitude/apt-get/library of alexandria: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=openvas ) [16:08] aye, just installed! [16:08] * slashtom likes using apt and doesn't like using things which are not in there [16:26] Greetings to all citizens not yet colonised by The Peoples Republic of Cork. :) [16:27] yo [18:04] ubuntucork: aloha [20:39] Evening all