How to Install Filebrowser on Kali Linux Latest?

Filebrowser is a powerful open-source file manager with a web-based GUI written in Golang. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Filebrowser on Kali Linux latest through the following steps:

Table of Contents

1. Prerequisites
2. Install Dependencies
3. Download and Install Filebrowser
4. Configuration
5. Running Filebrowser

Prerequisites

• A Kali Linux system (version latest)
• sudo/root access

Install Dependencies

First, you need to ensure that your system is up-to-date. Open up the terminal and execute the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Once the system is updated, install the following dependencies:

sudo apt install curl unzip -y

Download and Install Filebrowser

1. Download the latest version of Filebrowser to your Kali Linux system.

curl -fsSL https://filebrowser.org/get.sh | bash

2. Extract the downloaded file.

sudo unzip filebrowser-*.zip -d /usr/local/bin/filebrowser

3. Change the file permission to executable.

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/filebrowser/filebrowser

Configuration

1. Create a new system user for Filebrowser.

sudo adduser filebrowser 

2. Create a systemd service file for Filebrowser.

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/filebrowser.service

3. Add the following content to the file:

[Unit]
Description=File Browser
After=network.target

[Service]
User=filebrowser
Restart=on-failure
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/filebrowser/filebrowser

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

4. Save the changes and exit the editor (Ctrl+O, Ctrl+X).

Running Filebrowser

1. Start the service:

sudo systemctl start filebrowser

2. Enable the service to start at boot time:

sudo systemctl enable filebrowser

3. Check the status of the service:

sudo systemctl status filebrowser

4. Open up a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Filebrowser login screen.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Filebrowser on Kali Linux latest.

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