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Installation
Install Metasploit on your preferred platform. Kali Linux ships with it pre-installed.
Kali Linux
Metasploit Framework comes pre-installed on Kali Linux.
bash
1msfconsole --version
bash
1msfupdate
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
bash
1curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-omnibus/master/config/templates/metasploit-installer.sh -o msfinstall && chmod 755 msfinstall && sudo ./msfinstall
macOS
bash
1brew install metasploit
Database Setup
Metasploit uses PostgreSQL for workspace management.
bash
1sudo systemctl start postgresql\nsudo msfdb init
Verify connection in msfconsole: db_status