In this tutorial, I will guide you on how to install Cockpit on Kali Linux, which is a user-friendly web interface for managing and monitoring your system.
Before starting the installation process, ensure that you have a few prerequisites:
To update your system, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
First, add the Cockpit repository to your system by running:
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cockpit.list <<END
deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/emendonca:/cockpit/latest/xUbuntu_$(lsb_release -rs)/ /
END
Import the necessary GPG key by running:
curl https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/emendonca:/cockpit/latest/xUbuntu_$(lsb_release -rs)/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
Update your system again to synchronize the packages with the new repository:
sudo apt update
Finally, install Cockpit by running:
sudo apt install cockpit
The Cockpit service should start automatically after installation. However, if it didn't, start it manually by running:
sudo systemctl start cockpit
To enable the service to run automatically at boot time, run:
sudo systemctl enable cockpit
Open your web browser and navigate to https://localhost:9090/ or https://your-IP-address:9090/
If you're accessing the web interface from a remote machine, ensure that you've allowed the Cockpit service through the firewall by running:
sudo ufw allow 9090/tcp
Enter your Kali Linux username and password to log in to the Cockpit dashboard.
Congrats! You have successfully installed and configured Cockpit on your Kali Linux system. You can now use the web interface to manage and monitor your system.
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