How to Install Kazoo on Kali Linux Latest

Kazoo is a unified communication platform developed by 2600Hz. This tutorial explains how to install Kazoo on Kali Linux.

Requirements

To install Kazoo, you will need:

• Running Kali Linux Latest
• Root privileges on your Kali Linux

Installation

Perform the following steps to install Kazoo on Kali Linux:

Step 1: Update Kali Linux

The first step is to update Kali Linux to the latest version.

To update your Kali Linux, open up a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y

This will update your Kali Linux to the latest version.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

The next step is to install the dependencies required for Kazoo.

To install the dependencies, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install -y curl git make gcc libncurses-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libexpat1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev python-dev python-pip python-software-properties libtool autoconf automake build-essential erlang-base erlang-asn1 erlang-dev erlang-ssl erlang-crypto erlang-parsetools erlang-syntax-tools erlang-xmerl python-crypto python-lxml python-mysqldb python-openssl python-paramiko python-psycopg2 sox mpg123

Step 3: Download and Install Kazoo

Now, take the following steps to download and install Kazoo:

1. Download Kazoo:

   git clone git://github.com/2600hz/kazoo.git
   

2. Change directory to Kazoo:

   cd kazoo
   

3. Run ./bootstrap.sh to generate the configure script:

    ./bootstrap.sh
   

4. Run ./configure to configure Kazoo:

   ./configure --enable-prod
   

5. Compile and install Kazoo:

   make
   sudo make install
   

Step 4: Configure Kazoo

After installation, you need to configure Kazoo.

To configure Kazoo, take the following steps:

1. Navigate to the kazoo directory:

   cd /opt/kazoo
   

2. Run ./sup crossbar_maintenance create_account <account_name> <account_first_name> <account_last_name> <account_email> <account_password> to create an account on Kazoo:

   ./sup crossbar_maintenance create_account myaccount John Doe john@example.com mypassword
   

3. Run ./sup crossbar_maintenance create_auth <auth_name> <auth_password> to create authorization credentials for the account:

   ./sup crossbar_maintenance create_auth myauth mypassword
   

4. Set the KAZOO_API_USERNAME and KAZOO_API_PASSWORD environment variables:

   export KAZOO_API_USERNAME=myauth
   export KAZOO_API_PASSWORD=mypassword
   

Step 5: Start Kazoo

To start Kazoo, run the following commands:

cd /opt/kazoo
sup kazoo_start

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Kazoo on Kali Linux.

Now, you can use Kazoo to create communication applications.

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