Installation instructions

Note

It’s advisable to use python virtual environment for below instructions. Read more about python virtual environment in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python!

Read about virtualenvwrapper in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python!: virtualenvwrapper provides a set of commands which makes working with virtual environments much more pleasant.

Installation

  1. Install nessus file analyzer

    pip install nessus-file-analyzer

    Note

    To upgrade to newer version run:

    pip install -U nessus-file-analyzer

  2. Run nessus file analyzer

    nessus-file-analyzer

    Tip

    Optionally for Linux and macOS:

    nessus-file-analyzer&

    Run with & at the end to start the process in the background.

  3. Make a shortcut for nessus file analyzer

    Windows:

    • Run in cmd where nessus-file-analyzer.exe
    • Copy returned path.
    • Go to e.g. to Desktop.
    • Right click on Desktop and choose New > Shortcut.
    • Paste returned path.
    • Click Next, Finish.

    Linux (Ubuntu) / macOS

    • Run in Terminal which nessus-file-analyzer
    • Run in Terminal ln -s path_returned_in_previous_command ~/Desktop/

    macOS

    • Run in Terminal which nessus-file-analyzer
    • Open bin folder where nessus-file-analyzer is located.
    • Right click on nessus-file-analyzer and choose Make alias.
    • Move your alias e.g. to Desktop.

Additional steps

Linux (Ubuntu)

If you installed without python virtual environment, and you see below error:

~$ nessus-file-analyzer
nessus-file-analyzer: command not found

Add below to ~/.bashrc

# set PATH so it includes user's private ~/.local/bin if it exists
if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
    PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
fi

If you see below error:

~$ nessus-file-analyzer
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Available platform plugins are: eglfs, linuxfb, minimal, minimalegl, offscreen, vnc, wayland-egl, wayland, wayland-xcomposite-egl, wayland-xcomposite-glx, webgl, xcb.

Aborted (core dumped)

Run below to fix the error:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall libxcb-xinerama0

Build executable file

Windows

  1. Clone nessus file analyzer repository using below command in Git Bash:

    git clone https://github.com/LimberDuck/nessus-file-analyzer.git

  2. Install requirements using below command

    pip install -r .\requirements.txt

  3. Run nessus file analyzer using below command

    python -m nessus_file_analyzer

  4. Upgrade setuptools using below command

    pip install --upgrade setuptools

  5. Install PyInstaller

    pip install PyInstaller

  6. Build your own executable file using below command

    pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --version-file=.\version.rc --icon=.\icons\LimberDuck-nessus-file-analyzer.ico  --name nessus-file-analyzer nessus_file_analyzer\__main__.py

  7. Go to dist catalog to find executable file nessus-file-analyzer.exe

Linux (Ubuntu)

  1. Clone nessus file analyzer repository using below command

    git clone https://github.com/LimberDuck/nessus-file-analyzer.git

  2. Install requirements using below command

    pip install -r ./requirements.txt

  3. Run nessus file analyzer using below command

    python -m nessus_file_analyzer

  4. Upgrade setuptools using below command

    pip install --upgrade setuptools

  5. Install PyInstaller

    pip install PyInstaller

  6. Build your own executable file using below command

    ~/.local/bin/pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --icon=./icons/LimberDuck-nessus-file-analyzer.ico --name nessus-file-analyzer nessus_file_analyzer\__main__.py

  7. Go to dist catalog to find executable file nessus-file-analyzer.

macOS

  1. Clone nessus file analyzer repository using below command

    git clone https://github.com/LimberDuck/nessus-file-analyzer.git

  2. Install requirements using below command

    pip3.6 install -r ./requirements.txt

  3. Run nessus file analyzer using below command

    python -m nessus_file_analyzer

  4. Upgrade setuptools using below command

    pip install --upgrade setuptools

  5. Install PyInstaller

    pip install PyInstaller

  6. Build your own executable file using below command

    pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --icon=./icons/LimberDuck-nessus-file-analyzer.ico --name nessus-file-analyzer nessus_file_analyzer\__main__.py

  7. Go to dist catalog to find executable file nessus-file-analyzer.