These instructions do not include information on installing PERL, PERL Modules, OpenSSL, LibWhisker or any of the utilities that may be needed during installation (such as gzip, tar, etc.). Please see the distributor's documentation for information on how to install and configure those software packages.
Unpack the download file:
tar -xvf nikto-current.tar.gz
gzip -d nikto-current.tar
Assuming a standard OS/PERL installation, Nikto should now be usable. See Chapter 4 (Options) or Chapter 8 (Troubleshooting) for further configuration information.