Installation

You have many options when it comes to installing Metasploit. There is the Metasploit Framework Open Source, the Framework for Linux or Windows, Metasploit Community, and Metasploit Pro. When you navigate to www.metasploit.com, there is a link on this Rapid7 site to github.com where you can download either the Linux/Mac OS version or the Windows 32‐bit version. These installers are rebuilt every single night. These installers also include the dependent software needed like Ruby and the PostgreSQL database that will manage all the information you collect during a penetration test. It will integrate seamlessly with the package manager, so they are easy to update on Linux.

Another option is to download a new operating system called Kali Linux. Kali is an evolution of Debian Linux that is designed and maintained by an organization called Offensive Security. Kali has more than 600 penetration testing programs, including Metasploit Framework as well as some I have already...