In this tutorial, I'll show you how to install Roundup Issue Tracker on Kali Linux Latest. Roundup is an issue tracker and project management tool written in Python. It is used to track bugs and issues, manage software development projects, and collaborate with team members.
Before we start, make sure your Kali Linux installation is up-to-date using the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
You also need to have Python 3 installed.
To install Roundup Issue Tracker on Kali Linux, we need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install python3-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev zlib1g-dev
To download Roundup Issue Tracker, go to the official website at https://www.roundup-tracker.org/ and click on the "Download" button. Choose the latest stable version and download the tarball (e.g., roundup-2.1.0.tar.gz) to your Downloads folder.
Open the terminal and navigate to your Downloads folder using the following command:
cd ~/Downloads
Extract the tarball using the following command:
tar xvzf roundup-2.1.0.tar.gz
Replace roundup-2.1.0.tar.gz with the filename of the tarball you downloaded.
Navigate to the extracted folder using the following command:
cd roundup-2.1.0
Run the following command to install Roundup Issue Tracker:
sudo python3 setup.py install
Create a new directory to store the Roundup database using the following command:
sudo mkdir /var/lib/roundup
Change the ownership and permissions of the directory using the following commands:
sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/lib/roundup
sudo chmod 2770 /var/lib/roundup
Next, we need to create a configuration file for Roundup. Run the following command to create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/roundup/config.ini
Copy and paste the following configuration into the file:
[main]
debug = no
tracker_name = My Tracker
smtp_host =
smtp_port =
smtp_user =
smtp_password =
smtp_ssl =
admin_email = admin@example.com
[web]
doc_root = /usr/share/roundup/templates/public
static_root = /usr/share/roundup/static
cgi_bin = /usr/share/roundup/cgi-bin
cookie_secret = mysecret
Replace My Tracker with the name of your tracker and admin@example.com with your email address.
Save and close the file using CTRL+X, Y, and ENTER.
Run the following command to initialize the Roundup database:
sudo /usr/share/roundup/scripts/roundup-server -i
Run the following command to start the Roundup server:
sudo /usr/share/roundup/scripts/roundup-server
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/cgi-bin/roundup.cgi. You should see the Roundup home page.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Roundup Issue Tracker on Kali Linux. You can now use Roundup to track bugs and issues, manage software development projects, and collaborate with team members.
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