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What Is Metasploit? How to Install Metasploit on Ubuntu

Metasploit is an open-source penetration testing framework used to find and exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems, networks, and applications.

Metasploit is an open-source penetration testing framework used to find and exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems, networks, and applications. It allows security professionals to simulate real-world attacks and test the security posture of their organization.

Metasploit provides a set of tools, modules, and exploits that can be used to automate the process of scanning, testing, and exploiting vulnerabilities in a target system. It also provides a graphical user interface (GUI) and a command-line interface (CLI) to interact with the framework.

How to Install Metasploit

1.  Open a terminal window on Ubuntu

2.  Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install build-essential zlib1g zlib1g-dev libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt-dev locate libreadline6-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev git-core autoconf curl postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev libapr1 libaprutil1 libsvn1 libpcap-dev

3.  Download the Metasploit framework from the official website using git:

git clone https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework.git

4.  Change into the Metasploit directory:

cd metasploit-framework

5.  Run the following command to install Metasploit:

sudo bash -c 'for MSF in $(ls msf*); do ln -s /usr/local/src/metasploit-framework/$MSF /usr/local/bin/$MSF;done'

6.  Update the Metasploit database:

sudo service postgresql start
sudo msfdb init

7.  Verify that Metasploit is installed correctly by running the following command:

msfconsole

This will launch the Metasploit console, where you can start using the framework to test the security of your systems.

Note: The installation process may vary depending on your Ubuntu version and system configuration. Please refer to the official Metasploit documentation for detailed instructions.

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