How to Install Burp on Alpine Linux Latest

Burp is an integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications. In this tutorial, we will be installing Burp on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

  • Alpine Linux Latest installed on your system
  • Internet connectivity

Steps

  1. Open Terminal on your system.
  2. Update the Alpine package index by running the following command:
apk update
  1. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:
apk add openjdk8-jre
  1. Download the Burp Suite Community Edition from the official website http://burp.grke.org/.
  2. Extract the downloaded file into /opt directory by running the following command:
tar -xvf burpsuite_community_linux_v1_7_33.tar.gz -C /opt/

Creating a Desktop Entry

  1. Create a new file burp.desktop in /usr/share/applications/ directory.
nano /usr/share/applications/burp.desktop
  1. Add the following lines in the file:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Burp
Comment=Web Application Security Testing Tool
Exec=java -jar /opt/burpsuite_community_v1_7_33.jar
Icon=/opt/BurpSuiteCommunity.png
Terminal=false
Categories=Utility;Security;
  1. Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+S and CTRL+X.

Launching Burp

  1. Open your application menu and search for "Burp".
  2. Click on the "Burp" icon to launch Burp.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Burp on Alpine Linux Latest.