Openmeetings is a free and open-source web conferencing system that allows users to interact with each other in real-time through audio, video, and other collaborative tools. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Openmeetings on Kali Linux, the latest version.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites.
Openmeetings requires JDK to function properly. To install the latest version of the JDK, use the following command.
sudo apt-get install -y default-jdk
Openmeetings uses Apache Tomcat as a web application server. Download Apache Tomcat from the official website by running the following command.
wget https://downloads.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-9/v9.0.50/bin/apache-tomcat-9.0.50.tar.gz
After downloading, extract the archive file with the following command.
tar -xvf apache-tomcat-9.0.50.tar.gz
To run Openmeetings, you will need a web server installed on the Kali Linux. Apache and Nginx are two popular web servers that you can use for this purpose. In this tutorial, we will use Apache, but you can use any web server that you prefer.
To install Apache web server, run the following command.
sudo apt-get install -y apache2
To install Openmeetings, clone the source from GitHub with the following command.
git clone https://github.com/apache/openmeetings.git
Navigate to the cloned repository directory and run the following command to build and install Openmeetings.
./build.sh clean install
Openmeetings runs on port 5080 by default. To access it through the web server, you need to create a virtual host by configuring Apache.
Create a new configuration file for the virtual host with the following command.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/openmeetings.conf
Paste the following content in the file.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
ServerName your_domain.com
ProxyRequests Off
ProxyPreserveHost On
ProxyPass / http://localhost:5080/
ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:5080/
</VirtualHost>
Make sure to replace the your_domain.com with your actual domain name.
Enable the new virtual host and restart the Apache service with the following commands.
sudo a2ensite openmeetings.conf
sudo service apache2 restart
To start Apache Tomcat, navigate to the Tomcat installation directory and run the following command.
./bin/startup.sh
Open a web browser and navigate to http://your_domain.com/openmeetings to access Openmeetings. You should now see the Openmeetings login page.
That's it! You have successfully installed Openmeetings on Kali Linux latest.
Openmeetings is a powerful web conferencing system that can be installed on Kali Linux with ease. In this tutorial, we walked you through the process of installing and configuring Openmeetings on Kali Linux latest.
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