Quick Guide to Update Burpsuite

Steps to update Burpsuite Community Edition in Linux

Are you tired of getting that popup about a newer version? I have listed the steps and shown the commands I used to locate, download, and update Burpsuite. I did both of the following updates on Kali Linux.

Locate Burpsuite on your system and download the update:

Using the command: which burpsuite

└─$ which burpsuite
/usr/bin/burpsuite

Or: Alternatively, check the App via the launcher (usually located in /opt):

Burpsuite App in Kali-Linux

Download the JAR file: here

Burpsuite

Update in /usr/bin (scroll down for update in /opt):

Go to the download location and verify the download:

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ ls | grep burp
burpsuite_community_v2021.10.3.jar
 

Rename the file and verify the change:

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ mv burpsuite_community_v2021.10.3.jar burpsuite
 
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ ls | grep burp 
burpsuite

Make it executable and verify:

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ chmod +x burpsuite
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ ls -la | grep burp
-rwxr-xr-x 1 kali kali Nov 11:58 burpsuite

Go to the location of your current burpsuite and replace the old file (optionally saving a copy):

──(kali㉿kali)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ cd /usr/bin

Verify the file location:

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[/usr/bin]
└─$ ls | grep burp
burpsuite

Move (rename) it to an “old” file and verify name change:

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[/usr/bin]
└─$ sudo mv burpsuite burpsuite.old 
 ┌──(kali㉿kali)-[/usr/bin]
└─$ ls | grep burp 
burpsuite.old

Copy the new downloaded version into the /usr/bin folder:

──(kali㉿kali)-[/usr/bin]
└─$ sudo cp /home/kali/Downloads/burpsuite burpsuite
──(kali㉿kali)-[/usr/bin]
└─$ ls | grep burp 
burpsuite
burpsuite.old

Test the update:

Command: “burpsuite” opens Application — no “update” prompt

For the BurpSuite Application in /opt:

Verify the name of the .jar file in the /opt/Burpsuite directory:

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ ls burp* /opt/BurpSuiteCommunity 2 ⨯
burpsuite_community.jar

Rename the download:

──(kali㉿kali)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ mv burpsuite_community_v2021.10.3.jar burpsuite_community.jar

Move to the Burpsuite directory:

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ cd /opt/BurpSuiteCommunity
 
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[/opt/BurpSuiteCommunity]
└─$ ls | grep burpsuite
burpsuite_community.jar

Copy the file from Downloads into the BurpSuite directory:

┌──(kali㉿kali)-[/opt/BurpSuiteCommunity]
└─$ sudo cp /home/kali/Downloads/burpsuite_community.jar burpsuite_community.jar

Check the date to confirm that it has been updated:

──(kali㉿kali)-[/opt/BurpSuiteCommunity]
└─$ ls -al | grep burpsuite
-rw-r — r — 1 root root 656545728 Nov 29 15:21 burpsuite_community.jar

Test the update:

No more pesky “update” prompt.

Now that you have an updated Burpsuite head over to Try Hack Me and complete the Burpsuite Modules if you haven’t done so already. At least that's what I’m doing! — Happy Hacking! #stonestepper