How to install Lufi on Kali Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Lufi on Kali Linux. Lufi is an open-source self-hosted file-sharing software developed by "Fiat Tux". It allows users to send and receive large files securely and anonymously.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, here are a few prerequisites:

• Kali Linux installed
• A web server (e.g. Nginx, Apache)
• PHP version 5.5 or higher
• Git installed on your system
• A domain name or public IP address

Step 1: Install necessary dependencies

In the first step, we will install some necessary packages and dependencies.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git build-essential libssl-dev libpq-dev libsqlite3-dev

Step 2: Install Lufi

Once the dependencies are installed, we will proceed with the installation of Lufi.

cd /var/www
sudo git clone https://framagit.org/fiat-tux/hat-softwares/lufi.git
cd lufi
sudo cp -pfrv . /var/www/html/
cd /var/www/html
sudo chown -R www-data: *
sudo chmod -R 755 *

Step 3: Configure Nginx

If you are using Nginx, we need to create a virtual host file for Lufi. Create a new virtual host file and add the following configuration.

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/lufi.conf

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;

    root /var/www/html/lufi;
    index index.php index.html;

    server_name lufi.example.com;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
    }

    location ^~ /data {
        deny all;
        return 403;
    }

    location = /robots.txt { access_log off; log_not_found off; }
    location = /favicon.ico { access_log off; log_not_found off; }

    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}

Save and close the file.

Make sure to replace server_name with your own domain name or public IP address pointing to your server.

Enable the virtual host by creating a symlink.

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/lufi.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Test the Nginx configuration.

sudo nginx -t

If there are no errors, reload the Nginx service.

sudo systemctl reload nginx

Step 4: Configuring the database

In this step, we will create a new database for Lufi and configure the MySQL root password.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and a new user.

CREATE DATABASE lufi_db;
CREATE USER 'lufi_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON lufi_db.* TO 'lufi_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 5: Configure Lufi

In this step, we will edit the configuration file of Lufi and configure the MySQL database details.

sudo nano /var/www/html/lufi/config/local.pl

Find the section that looks like this:

# Database configuration
configure(\%Database,
    driver => 'SQLite',
    database => '/var/www/lufi/lufi.db',
    user => '',
    password => '',
);

Replace it with the following:

# Database configuration
configure(\%Database,
    driver => 'Pg',
    database => 'lufi_db',
    host => 'localhost',
    port => '',
    user => 'lufi_user',
    password => 'password',
);

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Install Perl modules

In this step, we will install some necessary Perl modules that are required for Lufi.

sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell
cpan install Carton
cpanm --installdeps --verbose .
exit

Step 7: Start Lufi

Finally, we will start Lufi.

cd /var/www/html/lufi
sudo carton install
sudo systemctl start lufi
sudo systemctl enable lufi

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lufi on Kali Linux. You can now start using Lufi to securely share files with your friends and colleagues.

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