In this tutorial, we will look at the steps required to install Lavagna on Kali Linux. Lavagna is an open-source web-based collaborative whiteboard that can be used to visualize, plan and manage projects.
Before we start, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the Kali Linux system to the latest version. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Enter your password if prompted and wait for the update to complete.
Lavagna requires some dependencies to be installed before it can run without issues. The dependencies include Apache, PHP, Git, and SQLite. To install them, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-sqlite3 git-core sqlite3
Enter Y to confirm the installation and wait for the process to complete.
Now that we have installed the dependencies, let's download Lavagna from the official website. To do that, execute the following command:
git clone https://github.com/digitalfondue/lavagna.git
This command will clone Lavagna to your current directory.
We need to configure the Apache server to serve Lavagna. First, navigate to the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory:
cd /etc/apache2/sites-available
Then create a new configuration file for Lavagna using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano lavagna.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /path-to-lavagna/
ServerName lavagna.example.com
<Directory /path-to-lavagna/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error_log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access_log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace admin@example.com with your email, /path-to-lavagna/ with the path to your Lavagna installation, and lavagna.example.com with your server's domain name.
Save and close the file using Ctrl+x, y, and Enter.
Next, enable the Lavagna site using the a2ensite command:
sudo a2ensite lavagna.conf
You should see a success message after running the command.
Finally, restart the Apache service:
sudo service apache2 restart
Now that you have installed and configured Lavagna, you can access it via a web browser by navigating to your server's domain name. For example, http://lavagna.example.com.
You will be required to create a new user account before you can start using the tool.
That’s it! You have successfully installed Lavagna on Kali Linux. You can now use it to visualize and manage projects.
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