How to Install CyTube on Kali Linux

CyTube is a web application that allows you to watch videos with your friends in real-time using synchronized playback. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install CyTube on Kali Linux, the latest version.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Kali Linux installed on your computer
• A command-line terminal
• Root privileges or a user with sudo access
• Git installed

Installation

To install CyTube on Kali Linux, follow these steps:

1. Open the terminal on your Kali Linux system.
2. Update the package list by running the following command:

sudo apt update

3. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo apt install -y build-essential git-core nodejs ffmpeg imagemagick

4. Clone the CyTube repository from GitHub by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/calzoneman/sync.git

5. Navigate to the CyTube directory by running the following command:

cd sync/

6. Install the required Node.js packages by running the following command:

sudo npm install

7. Build the client-side assets by running the following command:

sudo npm run build

8. Start the CyTube server by running the following command:

sudo npm start

9. You should see output similar to the following:

> sync@3.11.10 start /root/sync
> node app.js

[2022-09-10 03:14:29.198] [INFO] sync - Loading config...
[2022-09-10 03:14:29.203] [INFO] sync - Initializing...
[2022-09-10 03:14:29.550] [INFO] sync - Starting server on port 8080...

Congratulations, you have successfully installed CyTube on Kali Linux!

Accessing CyTube

By default, CyTube is accessible via web browser at http://localhost:8080. If you want to access CyTube from a different device on your network, replace localhost with the IP address of your Kali Linux system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install CyTube on Kali Linux. Once installed, you can use CyTube to watch videos with your friends in real-time using synchronized playback. Enjoy!

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