MistServer is an open-source media server that allows you to stream live and on-demand video and audio content. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install MistServer on Kali Linux Latest.
Before installing MistServer, you need to have the following prerequisites:
First, you need to download MistServer from their official website. You can find the download link at https://mistserver.org/index.html#downloads.
Once you have downloaded the MistServer archive, use the following command to extract it:
tar -xvf MistServer-<version>.tar.gz
Replace <version> with the version number of the MistServer archive you downloaded.
Before installing MistServer, you need to install some dependencies. Use the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo apt-get install cmake libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libavutil-dev libpostproc-dev libswresample-dev libswscale-dev libssl-dev libboost-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-thread-dev liblog4cpp5-dev
After installing the dependencies, navigate to the MistServer directory and use the following commands to build and install MistServer:
cd MistServer-<version>
cmake .
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install
Now that you have installed MistServer, you can start its service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start mistserver
You can also use the following command to check the status of the MistServer service:
sudo systemctl status mistserver
Congratulations! You have successfully installed MistServer on Kali Linux Latest. Now, you can use MistServer to stream live and on-demand video and audio content.
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