How to Install Metasploit on Ubuntu (on any version)

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Firstly before we continue, for beginners whom may not know about this cool pen-test framework tool called Metasploit

What is Metasploit framework used for?

The Metasploit framework is a very powerful tool which can be used by cybercriminals as well as ethical hackers to probe systematic vulnerabilities on networks and servers (read more). Because it’s an open-source framework, it can be easily customized and used with most operating systems

Now how do we get this framework running on our machine(Ubuntu)?

We need to launch or terminal

Type the below command:

#TO update and upgrade the programs and machine files
sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

The above command will update the machine files and other programs.

Next you want to check the version for your machine

To find out which version of Ubuntu you are running, you can enter the following command:

lsb_release -a

This command is part of the lsb-release package, which is installed by default on most Ubuntu systems.

This will display a list of information about your Ubuntu system, including the…