Installing Qualys on a Linux System

Download the Qualys Package 

Ensure the Qualys installation package is saved in your Downloads folder. 

Open a Terminal in the Downloads Folder 

Right-click anywhere in the white space within the Downloads folder and select “Open in Terminal”.  

Provision the Qualys Application 

Run the first command provided to provision the Qualys agent in your Linux environment. 
 
This will always be sudo dpkg –install QualysCloudAgent.*.  

Depending on your linux architecture, the asterix will be replaced with the corresponding file extension, for example, .deb or .rpm 

Enroll the Cloud Agent 

Run the second command to enrol the Cloud Agent with the Qualys platform. 
 
The second command is found in your platform page under Internal Targets. 

Verify the Installation 

To confirm that Qualys has been installed correctly: 

• Navigate to: /var/log/qualys/localhealthcheck 

• Open the health check file and verify that: 

• The Cloud Agent is running 

• The VM (Vulnerability Management) module is enabled