In this tutorial, we will be discussing how to install Linux Dash, a web-based dashboard that helps in monitoring server performance, on Kali Linux.
Linux Dash is available in the open-source repository, therefore it can be installed on any Linux distribution. The process of installing it is very simple.
Before we start, ensure that the following requirements are in place.
The first step is to update your system’s package list to ensure all the packages are the most up-to-date version.
To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
The second step is to install Apache and PHP which can be used to serve the dashboard.
To install Apache and PHP on Kali Linux 2021, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 php
Next, you need to download and install Git on your system.
Use the following command to install Git:
sudo apt-get install git
Then install the following PHP extension:
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php php-cli php-json php-mysql php-gd php-curl
Download the latest version of Linux Dash from GitHub.
Use the following command to download Linux Dash:
sudo git clone https://github.com/afaqurk/linux-dash.git
Now, move into the Linux Dash directory:
cd linux-dash
Copy the linux-dash directory to the Apache directory in /var/www/html/:
sudo cp -r linux-dash /var/www/html/
Change the ownership of the linux-dash directory:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/linux-dash/
Now that everything is installed, we can access the Linux Dash dashboard via a web browser by typing http://localhost/linux-dash in the URL bar, or by typing the IP address of the Kali Linux computer on the network.
Once logged in, you can see the dashboard displaying various performance parameters like CPU usage, memory usage, disk space, and network usage, with the updated data every few seconds.
That’s it. You have successfully installed Linux Dash on Kali Linux. It is a great tool to monitor your system’s resource usage in real-time.
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