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I installed Metasploit on 12.04 and it is ready to use, but I don't know how to run it. I have tried to execute this file: metasploit-latest-linux-installer.run and it starts to boot up then it says: 

There has been an error.
This installer requires root privileges. Please become superuser before executing the installer.

Please help.

cshubhamrao
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Can you try using sudo in-front of the file name?

For example sudo metasploit-latest-linux-installer.run then type your password.

If that does not work, you can try sudo su and run the command. Although, I highly suggest you not dropping down to su as it can be very dangerous.

CeFu
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  • Yeah su to root can be really damaging if you leave the keyboard with a root shell open they can really mess up your installation. However yes sudo su can be dangerous as it leaves a root shell open. However if you are on a multiuser computer you can su to another user which is no different than logging into that user. However it is not that often you want to do this. – ianorlin Dec 17 '16 at 06:04