µStreamer is an open-source and lightweight video streaming server that is used to stream video from a webcam or video capture card over the network. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install µStreamer on Kali Linux Latest:
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Follow the steps below to install µStreamer:
Open the terminal on your Kali Linux system.
First, update the packages list by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y autoconf automake libtool libjpeg-dev libx264-dev libv4l-dev libssl-dev libavdevice-dev libavformat-dev libavcodec-dev libswscale-dev libavutil-dev pkg-config
git clone https://github.com/pikvm/ustreamer.git
cd ustreamer
make && sudo make install
ustreamer -h
This command should output the help message for µStreamer.
Once you have installed µStreamer, you need to configure it to stream your video feed. Here's an overview of how to configure µStreamer:
sudo nano /etc/ustreamer.conf
[video1]
type = v4l2
input = /dev/video0
width = 640
height = 480
fps = 30
format = mjpeg
[stream1]
video = video1
muxer = mpegts
host = 0.0.0.0
port = 8080
This configuration will stream the video feed from /dev/video0 on your system. You can modify the configuration as per your requirements.
Save and exit the configuration file by pressing CTRL + X, followed by y and ENTER.
Start the µStreamer server by running the following command:
ustreamer -c /etc/ustreamer.conf
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured µStreamer on Kali Linux Latest.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure µStreamer on Kali Linux Latest. Using µStreamer, you can easily stream video from a video capture device over the network.
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