BigBlueButton is an open-source web conferencing system that provides real-time sharing of audio, video, slides, chat, and screen. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of BigBlueButton on Fedora Server Latest.
The first step is to add the BigBlueButton repository to the Fedora Server Latest system. To do so, follow the steps below:
Open the terminal on your Fedora Server Latest system.
Execute the following command to add the BigBlueButton repository key:
sudo rpm --import http://packages.bigbluebutton.org/repo/bigbluebutton.asc
Next, run the following command to create the BigBlueButton repository file.
sudo vim /etc/yum.repos.d/bigbluebutton.repo
Add the following lines to the repository file and save it.
[BigBlueButton]
name=BigBlueButton RPM Repository for Fedora $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://rpm.bigbluebutton.org/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://packages.bigbluebutton.org/repo/bigbluebutton.asc
After adding the BigBlueButton repository, run the following command to install BigBlueButton's server and client components:
sudo dnf install bigbluebutton
To confirm that BigBlueButton has been installed successfully, start the BigBlueButton service using the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable bigbluebutton
sudo systemctl start bigbluebutton
After starting the BigBlueButton service, open your web browser and enter the following URL:
https://<server-ip-address>/bigbluebutton/
You should see the BigBlueButton welcome page, which confirms that the installation is successful.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed BigBlueButton on Fedora Server Latest. You can now use BigBlueButton to facilitate online learning, webinars, and conferences.
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