How To Install burpsuite on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install burpsuite on Kali Linux.
What is burpsuite
Burp Suite is an integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications. Its various tools work seamlessly together to support the entire testing process, from initial mapping and analysis of an application’s attack surface, through to finding and exploiting security vulnerabilities.
Burp gives you full control, letting you combine advanced manual techniques with state-of-the-art automation, to make your work faster, more effective, and more fun.
There are three ways to install burpsuite on Kali Linux . We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install burpsuite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install burpsuite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install burpsuite
Install burpsuite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install burpsuite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install burpsuite
Install burpsuite Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install burpsuite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install burpsuite
How To Uninstall burpsuite on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the burpsuite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove burpsuite
Uninstall burpsuite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall burpsuite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove burpsuite
Remove burpsuite Configurations and Data
To remove burpsuite configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge burpsuite
Remove burpsuite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove burpsuite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge burpsuite
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install burpsuite using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.