Manticore Search is an open-source, full-text search engine used for providing fast and accurate search results. It can be used for various purposes like e-commerce search engines, knowledgebase search applications, and online media search engines, etc. In this tutorial, we will install Manticore Search on Kali Linux Latest.
Before we start the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
We need to install some required dependencies before installing Manticore Search.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y g++ libssl-dev libmysqlclient-dev libpq-dev libicu-dev zlib1g-dev libpng-dev libstemmer-dev
Visit the official website of Manticore Search https://manticoresearch.com/downloads to download the latest version of Manticore Search.
wget https://github.com/manticoresoftware/manticoresearch/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
unzip master.zip
After downloading and extracting the Manticore Search package, now it is time to compile and install it.
cd manticoresearch-master/
./configure
make
sudo make install
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/manticore/data/
sudo mkdir -p /var/log/manticore/
sudo chown -R `whoami`:`whoami` /var/lib/manticore/
Now that we have installed Manticore Search, it's time to verify the installation. You can use the following command to verify the installation.
searchd --help
This will return the help menu of Manticore Search.
Congratulations! You have installed Manticore Search on Kali Linux Latest. You can now start using Manticore Search to search and index your documents. If you face any issues, you can check the official documentation of Manticore Search for further assistance.
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