How to Install Tiny Tiny RSS on Kali Linux

Tiny Tiny RSS is a web-based news feed aggregator that allows you to read and manage your feeds from anywhere. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Tiny Tiny RSS on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

• Kali Linux installed
• Root access

Installation

To install Tiny Tiny RSS on Kali Linux, follow these steps:

1. Update the system packages:

   apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
   

2. Install Apache, MySQL, and PHP packages:

   apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php php-curl php-gd php-mysql
   

3. Create a MySQL database:

   mysql -u root -p
   

   CREATE DATABASE ttrss CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ttrss.* TO 'ttrssuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
   COMMIT;
   

4. Install Tiny Tiny RSS:

   cd /var/www/html
   git clone https://tt-rss.org/git/tt-rss.git tt-rss
   

5. Modify the configuration file:

   cd tt-rss
   cp config.php-dist config.php
   sed -i.bak 's/'DB_USER', 'DB_PASS'/''ttrssuser', 'yourpassword'/' config.php
   

6. Set file permissions:

   chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/tt-rss
   chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/tt-rss
   

7. Restart Apache:

   service apache2 restart
   

Accessing Tiny Tiny RSS

Tiny Tiny RSS is now installed on your Kali Linux system. You can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to:

http://localhost/tt-rss/

You will see the login page where you can create a new account or log in with an existing account.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Tiny Tiny RSS on Kali Linux. With Tiny Tiny RSS, you can easily manage your news feeds from anywhere.

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