BigBlueButton is an open-source video conferencing platform designed for online learning and webinars. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install BigBlueButton on the latest version of Pop! OS.
Before we begin, please make sure that you have a Linux-based operating system installed on your computer. You also need to have root access to the system in order to execute some of the commands required for the installation.
The first thing you need to do is update your system's packages to ensure that you have the latest security updates and bug fixes. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Next, you need to install some dependencies required to install BigBlueButton. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt install wget curl gnupg2 apt-transport-https -y
Now, you need to add the BigBlueButton repository to your system. Run the following command to add the repository to your system:
wget -qO- https://ubuntu.bigbluebutton.org/bbb-install.sh | sudo bash -s -- -v xenial-22
Once you have added the repository, it's time to install the BigBlueButton server. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo apt install bigbluebutton -y
After the installation is complete, you need to configure the server by running the following command:
sudo bbb-conf --check
This command will check the syntax of the BigBlueButton configuration files and make sure that everything is working properly.
Finally, you need to start the BigBlueButton server. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart bbb-html5
sudo systemctl restart bbb-webrtc-sfu
sudo systemctl restart bbb-webcam
sudo systemctl restart bbb-rtp-recv
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured BigBlueButton on your Pop! OS system. Now, you can use this powerful video conferencing platform to start your online learning or host webinars.
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