How to Install ETCD on Kali Linux Latest?

ETCD is a distributed and consistent key-value store that is commonly used in cloud environments to store and manage configuration data. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing ETCD on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start installing ETCD, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Kali Linux Latest
• A user account with administrative privileges
• Internet connection

Step 1 – Downloading ETCD

1. Open the terminal window on your Kali Linux instance by pressing "Ctrl+Alt+T".
2. Run the following command to clone the ETCD repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/coreos/etcd.git

3. The clone process will create a new directory called "etcd" in your current working directory.

Step 2 – Building ETCD From Source

1. Run the following commands to install the build prerequisites:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install golang gcc

2. Change the working directory to the "etcd" directory:

cd etcd/

3. Compile ETCD from source using the following command:

./build

4. Wait for the compilation process to complete.

Step 3 – Configuring ETCD

1. Create a new configuration file for ETCD:

sudo nano /etc/etcd.conf

2. Copy and paste the following configuration into the file:

debug = "false"
name = "etcd01"
data-dir = "/var/lib/etcd/default.etcd"
listen-client-urls = "http://0.0.0.0:2379"
advertise-client-urls = "http://0.0.0.0:2379"

3. Save and close the file (press Ctrl + X, then Y, then Enter).

Step 4 – Running ETCD

1. Start ETCD service by running the following command:

sudo ./bin/etcd &

2. Check that the ETCD server is running by running the following command:

sudo ./bin/etcdctl cluster-health

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install the ETCD key-value store on Kali Linux Latest. Now, you can store and manage configuration data for your cloud environment using ETCD.

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