Metronome IM is a chat server that supports numerous instant messaging protocols such as XMPP, IRC, and SIP. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Metronome IM on Kali Linux Latest.
Make sure that you have:
Before we proceed to the installation, it's always a good idea to update your system.
Open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This command will update your system and install any available updates.
Next, we need to install some prerequisites. Metronome IM requires the following packages:
To install these packages, run the following command:
sudo apt install lua5.2 lua-socket lua-sec lua-zlib lua-event lua-expat libidn11-dev libssl-dev libexpat1-dev liblua5.2-dev openssl -y
This command will install all the required packages.
Now, we can proceed to install Metronome IM.
First, download the latest version of Metronome IM by running the following command:
sudo wget -O metronome.tar.gz https://github.com/maranda/metronome/archive/master.tar.gz
Then, extract the downloaded file using the following command:
sudo tar -xvzf metronome.tar.gz
This will extract the Metronome IM files to a directory named metronome-master.
Navigate to the metronome-master directory:
cd metronome-master
Finally, run the installation script:
sudo make install
This will install Metronome IM on your system.
Now that we have installed Metronome IM, we need to configure it.
First, create a Metronome IM configuration file:
sudo cp metronome.example.cfg metronome.cfg
Then, edit the metronome.cfg file:
sudo nano metronome.cfg
Uncomment and configure the following lines:
daemonize = true
pidfile = "/var/run/metronome/metronome.pid"
certificates = "/etc/metronome/certs"
Save and exit the file.
Next, create the Metronome IM pid directory:
sudo mkdir /var/run/metronome
sudo chown YOUR_USERNAME /var/run/metronome
Replace YOUR_USERNAME with your username.
Generate SSL certificates using the following command:
sudo openssl req -new -newkey rsa:4096 -days 365 -nodes -x509 -subj "/C=US/ST=New York/L=New York/O=Metronome IM/CN=example.com" -keyout /etc/metronome/certs/localhost.key -out /etc/metronome/certs/localhost.crt
This command will generate SSL certificates with a validity of 365 days.
Finally, start the Metronome IM service:
sudo systemctl start metronome
You can ensure that Metronome IM is running by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status metronome
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Metronome IM on Kali Linux Latest. You can now start using Metronome IM as a chat server.
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