How to Install Burp on POP! OS Latest

Burp is a web application security testing tool that helps you identify vulnerabilities in your web applications. In this tutorial, we will see how to install Burp on the latest version of POP! OS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A computer running the latest version of POP! OS.
• A web browser like Firefox or Chrome.

Steps to Install

1. Download Burp Suite from the official website: http://burp.grke.org/. There are three editions of Burp; Community, Professional, and Enterprise. Choose the edition according to your needs.

2. After the download is complete, open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.

3. Navigate to the Downloads directory by running the following command:

cd Downloads

4. Run the following command to extract the contents of the downloaded archive:

tar -xvzf burpsuite_community_v2021.8.3beta.tar.gz

Note: The filename may vary based on the version of Burp.

5. Move the extracted directory to the /opt directory using the following command:

sudo mv burpsuite_community /opt/

6. Create a symlink for Burp using the following command:

sudo ln -s /opt/burpsuite_community/burpsuite_community.desktop /usr/share/applications/burpsuite_community.desktop

7. You can now launch Burp from the Applications menu or by running the following command in the terminal:

/opt/burpsuite_community/BurpSuiteCommunity.sh

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have seen how to install Burp on the latest version of POP! OS. Burp is a powerful tool for web application security testing and we hope this tutorial helps you in setting up Burp.

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