Gitlist is a simple and lightweight web-based interface for browsing and searching Git repositories. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Gitlist on Kali Linux Latest.
Before we start the installation process, let's make sure our system is up-to-date. Open up a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
This command will update your system and install any available updates.
Gitlist requires PHP and Git to be installed on the system. To install these packages, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install php git
This command will install PHP and Git on your system.
Next, we need to download the Gitlist software. You can download the latest version of Gitlist from its official website at https://gitlist.org/. To download the software, run the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/klaussilveira/gitlist.git /var/www/gitlist
This command will clone the Gitlist repository to the /var/www/gitlist directory.
After downloading the Gitlist software, we need to configure it. Open up the config.ini file using your favorite text editor.
sudo nano /var/www/gitlist/config.ini
In this file, you will find the following configuration options:
[git]
client = "/usr/bin/git"
; server = "/usr/bin/git"
; timeout = 60
For most systems, the default values should be fine. However, if you need to change them, you can do so here.
Next, we need to configure Apache to serve the Gitlist software. Open up the default Apache configuration file using your favorite text editor.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
In this file, add the following lines just after DocumentRoot /var/www/html:
Alias /gitlist "/var/www/gitlist/public"
<Directory "/var/www/gitlist/public">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
This will create an Alias for Gitlist and set the proper permissions.
After configuring Apache, we need to restart it to load the changes. To restart Apache, run the following command:
sudo service apache2 restart
This command will restart Apache and load the new configuration.
Now that we have installed and configured Gitlist, we can access it through a web browser. Open up your preferred browser and enter the following URL:
http://localhost/gitlist/
If everything was configured correctly, you should see the Gitlist interface.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gitlist on Kali Linux Latest.
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