How to install Bugzilla on Kali Linux Latest

Bugzilla is a powerful bug tracking system that helps software developers to manage and track bugs and issues in their software projects. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Bugzilla on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Bugzilla on Kali Linux, you will need to have the following prerequisites:

• A sudo user account on Kali Linux
• Apache web server installed and running
• MySQL server installed and running

Step 1: Download Bugzilla

1. Visit https://www.bugzilla.org/ and download the latest stable release of Bugzilla.

2. Extract the downloaded archive to the /var/www/html directory.

sudo tar -xvf bugzilla-<version>.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

3. Rename the extracted directory to bugzilla.

sudo mv /var/www/html/bugzilla-<version> /var/www/html/bugzilla

Step 2: Install Required Perl Modules

1. Install the required Perl modules using the following command:

sudo apt-get install libappconfig-perl libdate-calc-perl libtemplate-perl libmime-perl build-essential libdatetime-timezone-perl libdatetime-perl libemail-sender-perl libemail-mime-perl libemail-mime-modifier-perl libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libcgi-pm-perl libmath-random-isaac-perl libmath-random-isaac-xs-perl libapache2-mod-perl2 libapache2-mod-perl2-dev libchart-perl libxml-perl libxml-twig-perl perlmagick libgd-graph-perl libtemplate-plugin-gd-perl libsoap-lite-perl libhtml-scrubber-perl libjson-rpc-perl libdaemon-generic-perl libtheschwartz-perl libtest-taint-perl libauthen-radius-perl libfile-slurp-perl libencode-detect-perl libmodule-build-perl libnet-ldap-perl libauthen-sasl-perl libtemplate-perl-doc libfile-mimeinfo-perl libhtml-formattext-withlinks-perl libgd-dev libmysqlclient-dev lynx graphviz python-sphinx

2. Once the Perl modules have been installed, navigate to the bugzilla directory.

cd /var/www/html/bugzilla

3. Run the checksetup.pl script to make sure all required modules are installed.

sudo ./checksetup.pl --check-modules

4. Install any missing modules shown by the checksetup.pl script by running the following command:

sudo cpan <module_name>

Step 3: Configure Bugzilla

1. Start the Bugzilla configuration process by running the following command:

sudo ./checksetup.pl

2. Follow the on-screen prompts to configure Bugzilla.

3. Enter the following information when prompted:

   • MySQL database name
   • MySQL database user and password
   • Bugzilla administrator account username and password
   • SMTP server details (if needed)

4. Once the configuration process is complete, you will see a message similar to the following:

   * This is what you need to do:
   
     1. Run email_in.pl in the data/ directory to import
        any old email messages you may have.
   

5. Run the following command to finalize the configuration:

sudo ./checksetup.pl

6. Navigate to http://localhost/bugzilla in your web browser to access the Bugzilla interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Bugzilla on Kali Linux latest. With Bugzilla, you can easily track and manage bugs and issues in your software projects.

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