BigBlueButton is a web conferencing solution that offers features such as audio and video conferencing, screen sharing, real-time chat, and whiteboarding. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing BigBlueButton on Kali Linux Latest.
Before starting the installation process, the first step is to update the system. Open the Terminal and update the package lists by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Then, upgrade the system by running the following command:
sudo apt-get upgrade
BigBlueButton has a number of dependencies that we need to install before we can start the installation process. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get install wget gnupg2 apt-transport-https software-properties-common
The next step is to add the BigBlueButton repository to the system's package manager. Run the following command to add the official BigBlueButton repository:
sudo wget https://ubuntu.bigbluebutton.org/repo/bigbluebutton.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
Then, add the repository to the package manager by running the following command:
echo "deb https://ubuntu.bigbluebutton.org/xenial-22/ bigbluebutton-xenial main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bigbluebutton.list
After adding the repository, update the package lists again by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Then, install BigBlueButton by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install bigbluebutton
The installation process may take some time to complete, depending on your internet speed.
After the installation process is complete, start the BigBlueButton service by running the following command:
sudo bbb-conf --start
This command will start all the necessary services and components required for BigBlueButton to function. Once the process is complete, you can access BigBlueButton on your web browser by entering the server's IP address or domain name followed by "/bigbluebutton" (e.g., http://192.168.0.100/bigbluebutton).
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install BigBlueButton on Kali Linux Latest. We started by updating the system, installing the required dependencies, adding the BigBlueButton repository, and installing BigBlueButton. Finally, we started the BigBlueButton service and accessed it on our web browser. You can now use BigBlueButton to host web conferences on your Kali Linux system.
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