How to Install FHEM on Kali Linux

FHEM is an open-source platform for home automation. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install FHEM on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Open the Terminal on Kali Linux
Run the command sudo apt-get update to update the repository
Run the command sudo apt-get install libdevice-serialport-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl libwww-perl libjson-perl libhtml-parser-perl libcgi-pm-perl librrds-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libtext-csv-perl
After installation is complete, run the command sudo apt-get install libnet-telnet-perl
Exit the Terminal

Open a web browser and go to https://fhem.de/fhem.html
Scroll down and click on the “Download FHEM” button
Navigate to the "Downloads" folder on your Kali Linux installation
Right-click the downloaded FHEM file and select “Extract here”
Open the Terminal
Navigate to the “FHEM” directory with the command cd Downloads/fhem-x.xx/
Run the command sudo ./fhem.pl fhem.cfg
This will start the FHEM installation process and may prompt you for additional dependencies.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the FHEM installation process.

After the installation is completed, open a web browser.
Type http://localhost:8083/fhem in the web browser's address bar and press enter.
This will launch the FHEM dashboard.
Login with the default username “pi” and the password “raspberry".

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and launched FHEM on Kali Linux. You can now use FHEM to control your home automation devices.

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