Installing Galette on Kali Linux Latest

Galette is a free and open-source membership management web application that is designed for non-profit organizations. It helps in managing memberships, events, fundraising, mailing lists, and more. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Galette on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• Kali Linux Latest is installed on your system.
• You have root or sudo user privileges on your system.
• Apache web server and MySQL/MariaDB database server are installed and configured on your system.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Galette requires some dependencies to be installed on your system before installation. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo apt-get install curl unzip php php-bz2 php-curl php-gd php-json php-mbstring php-mysql php-xml php-zip

Step 2: Download Galette

Download the latest version of Galette from its official website using the following command:

curl -LO https://download.gna.org/galette/galette-0.x-latest.zip

Extract the downloaded zip file using the following command:

unzip galette-0.x-latest.zip

Step 3: Move Galette Files to Apache Web Root

Move the extracted Galette files to the Apache web root directory using the following command:

sudo mv galette-0.x-latest /var/www/html/galette

Step 4: Configure Apache for Galette

Create a new virtual host configuration file for Galette using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/galette.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName example.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/galette

        <Directory /var/www/html/galette>
                Options FollowSymLinks
                AllowOverride All
                Require all granted
        </Directory>

        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/galette_error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/galette_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your domain name or IP address.

Save and close the file.

Enable the new virtual host configuration using the following command:

sudo a2ensite galette.conf

Restart the Apache web server for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Create a MySQL/MariaDB Database for Galette

Create a new MySQL/MariaDB database and user for Galette using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL/MariaDB root password when prompted.

CREATE DATABASE galette_db;
CREATE USER 'galette_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'strong_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON galette_db.* TO 'galette_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Replace galette_db, galette_user, and strong_password with your desired values.

Step 6: Run Galette Installer

Open your web browser and navigate to your Galette installation URL, for example, http://example.com/install/.

Follow the instructions provided in the installer to complete the installation process.

During the installation, you will be asked for the following information:

• Database name: Enter the name of the database you created in Step 5.
• Database user: Enter the username of the database user you created in Step 5.
• Database password: Enter the password of the database user you created in Step 5.
• Galette administrator account: Enter the details of the administrator account you want to create for Galette.

After completing the installation, remove the install directory from the Galette installation directory using the following command:

sudo rm -r /var/www/html/galette/install/

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Galette on Kali Linux Latest. You can now use it to manage your memberships, events, fundraising, and more.

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