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Terminal Command: msfconsole.
Parrot, & Kali Linux come preinstalled with the Metasploit Framework.

Preparation

Launching MSFConsole

With Banner

$ msfconsole

Metasploit-Console-Banner.png

Without Banner

TheMalevolent1@htb[/htb]$ msfconsole -q

Run Msfconsole.png

Installing MSF

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install metasploit-framework

Updating Linux.png
Updating and Upgrading packages for Kali Linux

$ sudo apt install metasploit-framework

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Installing Metasploit on Linux

Five Categories of Metasploit Framework

graph TD
A[(Metasploit Framework)]:::main 
B1(Enumeration):::enum
B2(Preparation):::prep
B3(Exploitation):::exploit
B4(Privilege Escalation):::priv
B5(Post Exploitation):::post

A --> B1
A --> B2
A --> B3
A --> B4
A --> B5

classDef main fill:#172a45,stroke:#f0f0f0,stroke-width:2,color:#fff;
classDef enum fill:#14532d,stroke:#2dd4bf,stroke-width:2,color:#fff;
classDef prep fill:#1e3a8a,stroke:#60a5fa,stroke-width:2,color:#fff;
classDef exploit fill:#7f1d1d,stroke:#f87171,stroke-width:2,color:#fff;
classDef priv fill:#78350f,stroke:#facc15,stroke-width:2,color:#fff;
classDef post fill:#4c1d95,stroke:#a78bfa,stroke-width:2,color:#fff;

The five categories of Metasploit Framework Exploitation

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The five categories pinned to specific elements of the pen testing process using the Metasploit Framework.

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