How to Install DOMJudge on Kali Linux Latest

DOMJudge is an open-source programming contest management system. It is used by many organizations to manage and conduct programming contests. This tutorial will guide you on how to install DOMJudge on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing DOMJudge on Kali Linux, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• Kali Linux Latest installed and updated.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Installing Dependencies

DOMJudge requires several dependencies to be installed on Kali Linux. The following command will install all the necessary dependencies:

sudo apt-get install -y apache2 php php-mysql apache2-utils mysql-server mysql-client curl unzip php-curl php-gd php-zip php-mbstring php-xml php-bcmath

Downloading DOMJudge

1. Navigate to the DOMJudge website at https://www.domjudge.org/.
2. Click on the "Download" option from the top menu bar.
3. Scroll down to the "DOMJudge distributions" section and select the latest version.
4. Click on the "tarball" option to download the package.

Installing DOMJudge

1. Extract the downloaded DOMJudge tarball package using the following command:

   tar xvfz domjudge-x.x.x.tar.gz
   

   Replace the x.x.x with the version number of the downloaded package.
2. Navigate to the extracted domjudge-x.x.x directory:

   cd domjudge-x.x.x
   

3. Run the following command to install DOMJudge:

   sudo ./install.sh -u ubuntu -i
   

   Replace ubuntu with your username.
4. The installation script will ask you several questions, follow the instructions and enter the appropriate values.
5. Once the installation is complete, run the following command to configure DOMJudge:

   sudo dj_setup.sh
   

6. Enter the necessary information as per your requirements.

Starting the Services

1. Start the Apache2 service by running the following command:

   sudo systemctl start apache2
   

2. Start the MySQL service by running the following command:

   sudo systemctl start mysql
   

3. To ensure that both services start automatically at system boot, run the following commands:

   sudo systemctl enable apache2
   sudo systemctl enable mysql
   

Accessing the DOMJudge Web Interface

1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/domjudge.
2. You will be redirected to the DOMJudge login page, login using the credentials set earlier during the configuration.
3. The DOMJudge web interface should now be accessible, and you can create and manage programming contests.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install DOMJudge on Kali Linux. Once installed, DOMJudge provides an easy-to-use management system for organizing and conducting programming contests. With the above steps followed correctly, you should now be able to use the DOMJudge web interface to manage programming contests.

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