Installing the Metasploit-framework On Ubuntu
To install the latest version of the Metasploit package, this one-liner will add the nightly build repository, import the Rapid7 GPG key and install the package:
curl <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-omnibus/master/config/templates/metasploit-framework-wrappers/msfupdate.erb> > msfinstall && chmod 755 msfinstall && ./msfinstall
After installing the package, you can simply run $msfconsole to start the Metasploit Framework console. An initial configuration script will then run, helping you configure the initial database and setup your PATH if desired. The out-of-box setup should look something like this:
`$ msfconsole
** Welcome to Metasploit Framework Initial Setup ** Please answer a few questions to get started.
Would you like to add msfconsole and other programs to your default PATH? y You may need to start a new terminal or log in again for this to take effect.
Would you like to use and setup a new database (rset upended)? y Creating database at /Users/bcook/.msf4/db Starting Postgresql Creating database users Creating initial database schema
** Metasploit Framework Initial Setup Complete **
[] Starting the Metasploit Framework console…-[] The initial module cache will be built in the background, this can take 2–5 minutes… /
Metasploit Park, System Security Interface Version 4.0.5, Alpha E Ready…
access security access: PERMISSION DENIED. access security grid access: PERMISSION DENIED. access main security grid access: PERMISSION DENIED….and… YOU DIDN’T SAY THE MAGIC WORD! YOU DIDN’T SAY THE MAGIC WORD! YOU DIDN’T SAY THE MAGIC WORD! YOU DIDN’T SAY THE MAGIC WORD! YOU DIDN’T SAY THE MAGIC WORD! YOU DIDN’T SAY THE MAGIC WORD! YOU DIDN’T SAY THE MAGIC WORD!
. =[ metasploit v4.11.0-dev [core:4.11.0.pre.dev api:1.0.0]]
— — =[ 1454 exploits — 827 auxiliary — 229 post ]
— — =[ 376 payloads — 37 encoders — 8 nops ]
— — =[ Free Metasploit Pro trial: http://r-7.co/trymsp ]
msf >`
Post Installation Information
The main binaries are installed under /opt/metasploit-framework/bin. You can either add this to your PATH, or run directly, e.g. /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/msfconsole, or on Linux distributions, these will be linked directly to /usr/bin so you can run them straight away.
If you want to use the database and turned down an automated setup, a wrapper script ‘msfdb’ will configure postgresql to run as your local user, storing the database under ~/.msf4/db/.
To enable the database, run msfdb init. This will start the database, and all other metasploit commands will then automatically start if as necessary.
`$ msfdb
Manages a metasploit framework database.
`$msfdb init #
initialize the database.
`$msfdb reinit #
delete and reinitialize the database.
`$msfdb delete #
delete database and stop using it.
`$msfdb status #
check database status.
`$msfdb start #
start the database.
msfdb stop #
stop the database.
*** Note Running msfdb init will attempt to write a new database.yml file into your ~/.msf4 directory. You may want to remove or backup any pre-existing .msf4/database.yml file if you have already configured a database there.
If you want to build your own installer package or modify it, see the instructions here: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-omnibus
Reference:
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-omnibus
