How to Install Lstu on Kali Linux

In this tutorial, we will go through the step-by-step procedure to install Lstu on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, there are a few prerequisites we need to make sure of:

  1. Kali Linux should be installed and up-to-date with the latest updates.
  2. A terminal window should be open with root access.

Step 1: Install required dependencies

The very first step is to install required dependencies for Lstu. We can use apt-get to install them, run the following command in terminal:

sudo apt-get install git build-essential cpanminus libmojolicious-perl libmojolicious-plugin-renderfile-perl libmojolicious-plugin-status-perl

This command will install all the required dependencies including git, build-essential, cpanminus, libmojolicious-perl, libmojolicious-plugin-renderfile-perl, and libmojolicious-plugin-status-perl.

Step 2: Clone Lstu Repository

After installing dependencies, we will clone Lstu Repository from Github using git command.

To clone the Lstu repository, simply run the command in terminal:

git clone https://github.com/ldidry/lstu.git

Step 3: Install Lstu via CPAN

Next, we need to install Lstu using cpanminus. Navigate to the Lstu folder by running:

cd lstu

Then, install Lstu via cpanminus:

sudo cpanm --installdeps .

This command will install all the remaining dependencies required for Lstu.

Step 4: Configure Lstu

After installation is complete, it's time to configure Lstu.

Navigate to the Lstu folder by running:

cd lstu

Copy the sample configuration file:

cp lstu.conf.sample lstu.conf

Edit the configuration file:

nano lstu.conf

Make changes as per your requirement, save the file and exit.

Step 5: Start Lstu

We are now ready to start Lstu. To start it, run the following command:

./lstu daemon

This will start the Lstu server.

Step 6: Access Lstu

Finally, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/. You should be able to see the Lstu web page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Lstu on Kali Linux. Once installed, we can use Lstu to generate short URLs for our links. Lstu is a handy tool that can be used to share links in a neat and clean way.