BigBlueButton is an open-source web conferencing system that offers real-time collaboration tools such as video-conferencing, screen sharing, and real-time whiteboard capabilities. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install BigBlueButton on EndeavourOS Latest using the terminal.
Open the terminal and update your system by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Enter your password and wait for the process to complete.
To install BigBlueButton, add the BigBlueButton repository to your system by running the following command:
sudo bash -c 'echo "deb https://download.bigbluebutton.org/repo/deb/$(lsb_release -cs) stable-22" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bigbluebutton.list'
Import the BigBlueButton key by running the following command:
wget -qO - https://download.bigbluebutton.org/repo/bigbluebutton.asc | sudo apt-key add -
Update the system by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Once the update is complete, install BigBlueButton by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install bigbluebutton
BigBlueButton requires a PostgreSQL database to store data. To configure the PostgreSQL database, run the following command:
sudo bbb-conf --setup-postgresql
Enter the password for the PostgreSQL database and set up the database.
To configure BigBlueButton, run the following command:
sudo bbb-conf --start
This command will start the BigBlueButton server and configure it to run on your machine.
Once you have installed and configured BigBlueButton, you can test it by accessing the web interface. Open your web browser and enter the following URL:
https://localhost/bigbluebutton/
You should see the BigBlueButton web interface, and you can test its functionalities such as video conferencing, screen sharing, and whiteboard capabilities.
Congratulations! You have installed and configured BigBlueButton on your EndeavourOS machine.
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