Burp is a popular tool used for testing web application security. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Burp on Elementary OS.
sudo privilegesVisit the following URL: http://burp.grke.org/. Download the latest version of Burp, which at the time of writing is burpsuite_community_v21.5.1.jar.
Open a terminal window and run the following command to install OpenJDK:
sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk
You will be prompted to enter your password. Type it and press enter.
Navigate to the directory where you downloaded burpsuite_community_v21.5.1.jar in Step 1. Use the following command to run Burp:
java -jar burpsuite_community_v21.5.1.jar
If Burp does not launch, you may need to update your Java version by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openjdk-11-jdk
That's it! You've successfully installed Burp on Elementary OS!
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Burp on Elementary OS. Burp is a powerful tool for testing web application security, and it is crucial to conduct regular security tests on your web applications to detect and fix any vulnerabilities.
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