Installing OpenVAS 9 on Ubuntu 16.04

# Install OpenVAS + Greenbone Security Assistant on Ubuntu 16.04 (using openvas9 metapackage)
apt update && apt upgrade
apt install python-software-properties
apt install sqlite3
apt install software-properties-common
apt install python-software-properties
add-apt-repository ppa:mrazavi/openvas
apt-get update
apt-get install openvas9
apt install libopenvas9-dev ### if you want to develop
apt install texlive-latex-extra --no-install-recommends ### For PDF reports
apt install texlive-fonts-recommended                   ### For PDF
reboot

# Get updated signatures/rules
/usr/sbin/greenbone-nvt-sync
/usr/sbin/greenbone-scapdata-sync
/usr/sbin/greenbone-certdata-sync

# Restart services
sudo service openvas-scanner restart
sudo service openvas-manager restart
sudo openvasmd --rebuild --progress

# Firewall if applicable
sudo ufw allow ssh
sudo ufw allow 4000/tcp
sudo ufw enable

# Set admin user password, default is "admin"
openvasmd --new-password=S3cr3t\#1 --user=admin


# Periodically, run the nvt, scapdata, and certdata syncs to have up to date rules; add a cronjob:

#!/bin/bash

# update-openvas-feeds.sh -- by Daniel Roberson
# -- Meant to be placed in the crontab for nightly updates of the OpenVAS feeds
#

TEMPFILE=$(tempfile)

/usr/sbin/greenbone-nvt-sync > "$TEMPFILE" 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    cat "$TEMPFILE"
fi

/usr/sbin/greenbone-certdata-sync > "$TEMPFILE" 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    cat "$TEMPFILE"
fi

/usr/sbin/greenbone-scapdata-sync > "$TEMPFILE" 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    cat "$TEMPFILE"
fi

rm "$TEMPFILE"


# Finally,
http://server:4000 should pull up GSA