How to install nikto on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL

Web server scanner

License: GPLv2+ and Redistributable, no modification permitted https://www.cirt.net/Nikto2

Availability

Compare package tracks by distribution and architecture. Checkmarks show the architectures available in each repository channel.

Distro	Channel	noarch	Version
RHEL 8	Base		2.1.6
RHEL 7	Base		2.1.6

Description

Nikto is a web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including over 3300 potentially dangerous files/CGIs, versions on over 625 servers, and version specific problems on over 230 servers. Scan items and plugins are frequently updated and can be automatically updated (if desired).

Built for AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL.

Install

Base RHEL 7, 8

nikto on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8

sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo dnf -y install nikto

nikto on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install nikto

Frequently asked questions

How do I install nikto on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the nikto package with your system package manager.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is nikto available for?

nikto is available for RHEL 7, 8.