2、Current version：Nessus-5.2.4-debian6_i386.deb

3、Install：dpkg -i Nessus-5.2.4-debian6_i386.deb

# dpkg -i Nessus-5.2.4-debian6_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package nessus.
(Reading database ... 28396 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking nessus (from Nessus-5.2.4-debian6_i386.deb) ...
Setting up nessus (5.2.4) ...
nessusd (Nessus) 5.2.4 [build N25016] for Linux
Copyright (C) 1998 - 2013 Tenable Network Security, Inc
Processing the Nessus plugins...
[##################################################]
All plugins loaded
 - You can start nessusd by typing /etc/init.d/nessusd start
 - Then go to https://web:8834/ to configure your scanner

4、Start nessus server

# /etc/init.d/nessusd start

5、Register：

http://www.tenable.com/products/nessus/nessus-plugins/obtain-an-activation-code

http://www.tenable.com/products/nessus-home

Receive Email content:

Your activation code for the Nessus Home is
FCEE-B267-3433-3376-14FB
This is a one-time code. If you un-install and then re-install Nessus, you will need to register the scanner again and receive another Activation Code.

6、Update plugin  (about 10 minutes)
(1) 进入nessus的WEB页面：https://192.18.1.111:8834, 按照提示下载离线插件升级包

(2) 命令行 注册升级插件

# /opt/nessus/bin/nessus-fetch –register FCEE-B267-3433-3376-14FB

Your Activation Code has been registered properly - thank you.
Now fetching the newest plugin set from plugins.nessus.org...
Your Nessus installation is now up-to-date.
If auto_update is set to 'yes' in nessusd.conf, Nessus will
update the plugins by itself.

7、 Start nessusd

# /opt/nessus/sbin/nessusd &

[1] 20886
web:/opt/nessus/bin# nessusd (Nessus) 5.2.4 [build N25016] for Linux
Copyright (C) 1998 - 2013 Tenable Network Security, Inc
[Mon Nov 11 11:07:27 2013][20886.1] (nessusd_www_server.nbin:0x15e22) Error - Could not bind to 0.0.0.0:8834  
Processing the Nessus plugins...
[Mon Nov 11 11:07:28 2013][20886.1] (nessusd_www_server.nbin:0x15e22) Error - Could not bind to 0.0.0.0:8834 
All plugins loaded
[Mon Nov 11 12:52:37 2013][20886.0] WARNING: Large stack size (8M). Start nessusd through nessus-service or use ulimit(1)