BigBlueButton is an open-source web conferencing system designed for online learning, virtual meetings, and webinars. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install BigBlueButton on Elementary OS Latest.
Before installing BigBlueButton, it's important to make sure your system is up to date. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Add the BigBlueButton repository to your system by entering the following commands in the terminal:
wget -qO - https://ubuntu.bigbluebutton.org/repo/bigbluebutton.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://ubuntu.bigbluebutton.org/xenial-220/ bigbluebutton-xenial main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bigbluebutton.list
Once you have added the repository, update your system again using command:
sudo apt-get update
Now we can install BigBlueButton using the following command:
sudo apt-get install bigbluebutton
This command will install all the necessary packages and dependencies required to run BigBlueButton.
After installing BigBlueButton, you can configure it by running the following command:
sudo bbb-conf --start
This command will start the configuration process, where you will be asked to set up the video and audio settings, configure the server IP address, and set up the administrative password.
Once the installation and configuration are complete, you can access BigBlueButton by opening your web browser and entering the following URL:
https://localhost/bigbluebutton/
This will launch the BigBlueButton interface where you can create and join meetings.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed BigBlueButton on your Elementary OS Latest system.
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