Please Note: Because the Kali Linux installation of Nessus has been very popular over the past several years, the instructions in this blog were updated by Juan Vela on May 13, 2019, to reflect the latest version of Nessus. Nessus isn’t installed on Kali Linux by default, but this post will show you how to install Nessus and provide some suggestions for using it in a penetration testing engagement to gain a more complete understanding of your organization's security posture.
Kali Linux, a Linux distribution designed specifically for penetration testing, comes prepackaged with many pen test tools.