How Install and uninstall Zed Attack Proxy ZAP on Linux Ubuntu 22

In this tutorial you will learn to install and uninstall Zed Attack Proxy better known as "ZAP"

Last article update: 27-June-2024

ZAP is most widely used web app scanner, free an open source, this is actively maintained by a dedicated international team of volunteers.

Install ZAP on linux Ubuntu

For install Ubuntu you have to download from website https://www.zaproxy.org/download/ , where you have options for "Linux Installer" this is more easy method. 

Once downloaded file, go to console into same path where file is downloaded and type command, depends on your file name of course.

Example.

    sudo chmod +x ZAP_2_13_0_unix.sh

Now you can execute the installer, change file name by your name file, example:

       sudo ./ZAP_2_13_0_unix.sh

This will launch a windows installer, follow instrucction and thats all.

Uninstall ZAP on linux Ubuntu

ZAP is on "/opt/" folder in a folder called "zaproxy" so final path is "/opt/zaproxy", you have to enter to path by console and typr a "ls" commando for see content, you have to see a file called "uninstall", you have to type on console

    sudo ./uninstall

This is a script for uninstall ZAP, to execute will appear a wizard, just follow instruction.

How resolve Issue "The provided browser was not found"

In this case if you use Chrome you need update chrome, you can do it on console linux using this command. 

    sudo apt --only-upgrade install google-chrome-stable

For check version Chrome you can type on console:

      

google-chrome-stable --version

References:

https://www.zaproxy.org