How to Install Collabora Online Development Edition on Kali Linux Latest

Collabora Online Development Edition is an open-source online office suite that allows you to work with documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in your browser. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Collabora Online Development Edition on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• Kali Linux Latest
• Access to the terminal

Installation Steps

1. Start by updating your Kali Linux system to the latest version using the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

2. Install the apache2 package using the following command:

sudo apt install apache2

3. Install the libapache2-mod-proxy-html package using the following command:

sudo apt install libapache2-mod-proxy-html

4. Install the libxml2-utils package using the following command:

sudo apt install libxml2-utils

5. Navigate to the following directory:

cd /opt

6. Download the Collabora Online Development Edition using the following command:

sudo wget https://www.collaboraoffice.com/repos/CollaboraOnline/CODE-APP/releases/CODE-<version>/collabora-online-development-edition-<version>.tar.xz

Note: Replace <version> with the latest version number.

7. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

sudo tar -xvf collabora-online-development-edition-<version>.tar.xz

Note: Replace <version> with the latest version number.

8. Navigate to the created directory using the following command:

cd collabora-online-development-edition-<version>

9. Run the following command to install Collabora Online Development Edition:

sudo ./configure CODE_USER=collaboraadmin CODE_GROUP=collaboraadmin --disable-app-welcome --domain=cloud.your-domain.com

Note: Replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name.

10. After installation, add a new user and group 'collaboraadmin' using the following command:

sudo groupadd -g 1000 collaboraadmin && sudo useradd -u 1000 -g 1000 -m collaboraadmin

11. Set the proper ownership and permissions using the following command:

sudo chown -R collaboraadmin:collaboraadmin /opt/collabora-online-development-edition-<version>

Note: Replace <version> with the latest version number.

12. Once ownership and permissions are set, you can start Collabora Online Development Edition using the following command:

sudo -u collaboraadmin /opt/collabora-online-development-edition-<version>/start-collabora-online.sh

Note: Replace <version> with the latest version number.

13. Finally, configure Apache to proxy the Collabora Online Development server. Create a new file named collabora.conf in the following directory:

cd /etc/apache2/sites-available

Add the following contents to this file:

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName cloud.your-domain.com

    # SSL configuration, you may want to take the easy route instead and use Lets Encrypt!
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /path/to/signed_certificate
    SSLCertificateChainFile /path/to/intermediate_certificate
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/private/key

    # Encoded slashes need to be allowed
    AllowEncodedSlashes NoDecode

    # keep the host
    ProxyPreserveHost On

    # static html, js, images, etc. served from loolwsd
    # loleaflet is the client part of Collabora Online
    ProxyPass           /loleaflet https://127.0.0.1:9980/loleaflet retry=0
    ProxyPassReverse    /loleaflet https://127.0.0.1:9980/loleaflet

    # WOPI discovery URL
    ProxyPass           /hosting/discovery https://127.0.0.1:9980/hosting/discovery retry=0
    ProxyPassReverse    /hosting/discovery https://127.0.0.1:9980/hosting/discovery

    # Capabilities
    ProxyPass           /hosting/capabilities https://127.0.0.1:9980/hosting/capabilities retry=0
    ProxyPassReverse    /hosting/capabilities https://127.0.0.1:9980/hosting/capabilities

    # Main websocket
    ProxyPassMatch "/lool/(.*)/ws$" wss://127.0.0.1:9980/lool/$1/ws nocanon

    # Admin Console websocket
    ProxyPass   /lool/adminws wss://127.0.0.1:9980/lool/adminws

    # Download as, Fullscreen presentation and Image upload operations
    ProxyPass           /lool https://127.0.0.1:9980/lool
    ProxyPassReverse    /lool https://127.0.0.1:9980/lool
</VirtualHost>

Note: Replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name.

14. Save and exit the file after adding the configuration. Enable the Apache proxy module and the newly created virtual host using the following commands:

sudo a2enmod proxy
sudo a2enmod proxy_wstunnel
sudo a2enmod proxy_http
sudo a2ensite collabora.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

15. Now, access Collabora Online Development Edition by visiting https://cloud.your-domain.com/loleaflet/dist/admin/admin.html in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Collabora Online Development Edition on Kali Linux Latest. You can start using the suite to create, edit, and share your online documents.

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