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Read the Install file from the repository.

Source

Source Archive

Packages

Please note that these packages may not be up to date.

WhatWeb is bundled with:

  • BackBox Linux (Ubuntu Lucid Flexible Penetration Testing Distribution)
  • BackTrack (The Default Penetration Testing Distribution)
  • Blackbuntu Linux (Ubuntu Penetration Testing Distribution)
  • PenToo (Gentoo Penetrating Testing Distribution)

Tutorials

Archangel Amael has written a quick guide to get Whatweb 0.4.2 going in Backtrack 4

VulnerabilityAssessment.co.uk has written a small guide on installing WhatWeb in Ubuntu

Optional Dependencies

WhatWeb degrades gracefully when these dependencies aren't available. Gems are ruby libraries.

Em-Resolv-Replace

Greatly improves speed with concurrent DNS resolution. This gem is strongly recommended.

sudo gem install em-resolv-replace

JSON

Provides JSON format logging.

sudo gem install json

MongoDB

Provides logging to Mongo databases.

sudo gem install bison
sudo gem install bson_ext
sudo gem install mongo

RChardet

Character set detection which is required for converting results to UTF-8. This is required for stable logging to MongoDB and JSON.

sudo gem install rchardet