In this tutorial, you will learn how to install the IFM (Interactive File Manager) tool on Kali Linux Latest version. IFM is a web-based file manager application that allows you to access and manage your files on Linux through a web browser. It also provides a secure way to transfer files between remote computers.
Before we start the installation process, make sure that you have a sudo user account, and your system is up to date with the latest updates and packages.
IFM requires Apache web server and PHP installed on the Linux system. To install both, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php
After installing, we need to enable the Apache webserver with the following command:
sudo systemctl enable apache2
Now, let's download IFM from the Github repository with the following command:
wget https://github.com/misterunknown/ifm/archive/master.zip
After downloading, extract the ZIP file with the following command:
unzip master.zip
The command will extract IFM to the "ifm-master" directory.
We need to configure the Apache web server to serve IFM. To do this, we will copy the IFM files to the Apache webserver directory "/var/www/html/". Use the following command to copy the files:
sudo cp -r ifm-master /var/www/html/ifm
Now, we need to change the ownership of the files to the Apache user (www-data):
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/ifm
After changing the ownership, we can modify the Apache configuration file to allow access to IFM. Use the following command to open the configuration file using the nano editor:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
Alias /ifm /var/www/html/ifm
<Directory /var/www/html/ifm>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
Save and close the configuration file.
After configuring Apache, we need to restart it to apply the changes. Use the following command to restart Apache:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now, we can access IFM through a web browser by typing "http://localhost/ifm" in the URL bar. You will see the IFM login page.
Enter the username and password to log in to IFM. The default username and password are "admin" and "ifm," respectively. Once you have entered the credentials, you will see the IFM dashboard. Congratulations, you have successfully installed IFM on Kali Linux Latest.
IFM provides a simple and secure way to access and manage files on a Linux system through a web browser. With the help of this tutorial, you can easily install IFM on your Kali Linux Latest system.
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