Operating System
Only unixoid systems are supported by OpenVAS and out of this group,
Linux distributions are tested most extensively. xBSD should work but
has not been extensively tested.
When selecting the operating system you should consider some aspects:
- OpenVAS can either be compiled out of source code or be
installed via prepared binary packages. In case you prefer the latter
method, you should check which operating systems are supported best
with installation packages.
- Several security tools are integrated into OpenVAS. If you plan to use
them, you should make sure you have them available with your selected
operating system. Again, some platforms are better supported with
binary installation packages than others.
