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How To Install Metasploit on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS

In this guide, we will download and install Metasploit on Ubuntu systems

The Metasploit Project is a computer security project that provides information about security vulnerabilities and aids in penetration testing and IDS signature development. It is owned by Boston, Massachusetts-based security company Rapid7.

Its best-known sub-project is the open-source Metasploit Framework, a tool for developing and executing exploit code against a remote target machine. Other important sub-projects include the Opcode Database, shellcode archive and related research.

The Metasploit Project includes anti-forensic and evasion tools, some of which are built into the Metasploit Framework. Metasploit is pre-installed in the Kali Linux operating system.

Install Metasploit on Ubuntu

Follow the steps below to get started with Metasploit :

  • Update your Ubuntu system packages with running the below command:
sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y
  • Metasploit package is not available on Ubuntu base repository. So You can download it as follows:
sudo -i
wget http://downloads.metasploit.com/data/releases/metasploit-latest-linux-x64-installer.run
  • Set appropriate permission for the downloaded script then run the installer file using the following command below:
./metasploit-latest-linux-x64-installer.run
  • You should see the Metasploit setup wizard:

Click Forward Button

  • Accept the agreement then click forward
  • Select a folder to install Metasploit
  • Select yes to install Metasploit as a service
  • Then click Forward
  • Enter the SSL Port
  • Also Enter the Server Name
  • Click forward to start the installation process
  • Unpacking the file stage and installing
  • Wait untill the services install
  • Then click Finish

You will be redirected automatically to the default browser to open boot.html file that has been created while the installation process as shown below:

  • Then click on https://localhost:3790/ and fill all log in info to create an account

After that, You should see the following page: (Enter the activation Licence) then here we go:

  • Metasploit also provides a CLI utility called mfconsole to manage the Metasploit. You can access it using the following command:
msfconsole

Conclusion

That’s it

Thanks.

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