How to install metasploit on kali linux or ubuntu

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Introduction

In this blog post I will show you how to install Metasploit framework on kali linux or ubuntu. The Metasploit Project’s best-known creation, is a software platform for developing, testing, and executing exploits for security purpose.

Installation

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sudo apt-get update

Lets download and install the framework using the command below,

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curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-omnibus/master/config/templates/metasploit-framework-wrappers/msfupdate.erb
chmod 755 msfinstall
./msfinstall

There will be around 170-180 Mb data downloaded, so this can take a few minutes depending on your internet speed. If you get the below error, unable to connect to the database, this means that you don’t have postgres SQL installed. So, Let’s go ahead and install postgresql

error while installing metasploit

In Order to install postgresql, use the command below,

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib

Finally, after the installation is complete, start the service using below command,

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sudo systemctl start postgresql.service

Now, Let’s retry the launch by running, msfconsole

metasploit launch window

That’s it! You should be good to go with penetration testing using metasploit framework on kali linux. 

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