How to use Armitage for fast and easy hacking
Start from console or make a script:
msfupdate
service postgresql start
service metasploit start
armitage
Armitage with Java 1.6 on Kali Linux has graphical glitches. Sometimes menus stick and other times, menus flicker or require a user to move their mouse around to make them draw. This occurs with the Java 1.6 package in Kali Linux.
An update to Java 1.7 fixes these issues for Armitage users.
If there is a way to make Armitage use Java 1.7 by default, that would be the best solution. For now, I’m advising my users to switch Kali’s default Java to the Java 1.7 version:
32-bit Kali Linux:
update-java-alternatives --jre -s java-1.7.0-openjdk-i386
64-bit Kali Linx:
update-java-alternatives --jre -s java-1.7.0-openjdk-amd64
The next Armitage release will warn the user to switch to Java 1.7 if they’re caught using 1.6 as well.