Installing and setting up Metasploit

Installing Metasploit is very easy, and its setup process is supported by different operating systems. Metasploit can be installed on the following systems:

• *nix-based systems (Ubuntu, macOS, and so on)
• Windows-based systems

The steps for installing Metasploit are almost identical for all the supported OSes. The only difference is when you need to perform a command-line installation of it.

Installing Metasploit Framework on *nix

Before we can start using Metasploit, we need to install it. Follow these steps:

1. Installing Metasploit on *nix can be done by downloading and executing the Metasploit Nightly Installer for Linux and macOS systems or by using the following commands (CLI):

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