GLPI is an open-source IT asset management and ticket tracking software that can be used to manage infrastructure, hardware, and software assets. If you are using Kali Linux Latest and want to install GLPI, then follow the steps below:
Before installing the GLPI package, it's essential to install the required dependencies for LAMP stack.
To install the dependencies, run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install apache2 mariadb-client mariadb-server php7.3 php7.3-{cli,gd,ldap,mysql,readline,xml}
To manage the GLPI database, you need to create a MariaDB/MySQL database, user, and grant privileges.
Run the following command to log in to your MariaDB/MySQL server:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password to proceed.
Create a new database for GLPI:
CREATE DATABASE glpi;
Next, create a user and grant privileges to manage the newly created database:
CREATE USER 'glpiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON glpi.* TO 'glpiuser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Note: Remember to replace the password with your desired password.
Now it's time to download the latest GLPI package from the official website. Run the following command to download the package:
sudo wget -c https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi/releases/download/9.5.6/glpi-9.5.6.tgz
After downloading the package, extract the contents to the /var/www/html directory:
sudo tar -zxvf glpi-9.5.6.tgz -C /var/www/html/
Set the permissions for the GLPI package directory so that your Apache web server user can read and write files:
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/glpi
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/glpi/
Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file to configure your web server to serve the GLPI application:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/glpi.conf
Paste the following configuration in the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/glpi/
ServerName localhost
<Directory /var/www/html/glpi/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/glpi.error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/glpi.access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and exit the file.
After editing the configuration, enable the virtual host and the Apache rewrite module:
sudo a2ensite glpi.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Then, restart the Apache webserver with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your browser and visit http://localhost/glpi. You should see the GLPI installation page.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the GLPI installation.
After the installation is completed, log in to your GLPI dashboard by visiting http://localhost/glpi/login.php.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed GLPI on your Kali Linux system.
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