Tutorial: How to Install Naemon on Kali Linux Latest

Introduction

Naemon is an open-source network monitoring tool that is built as a replacement for Nagios. It allows you to monitor various aspects of your network, including hosts, services, and network devices. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Naemon on Kali Linux latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • Kali Linux latest version installed
  • Root privileges on your Kali Linux system
  • Basic knowledge of Linux commands

Steps

Follow the below steps to install Naemon on Kali Linux.

Step 1: Update the Linux system

Open the terminal and update your Kali Linux system by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

We need to install the required dependencies for Naemon to run. Type the following command to install dependencies for Naemon:

sudo apt-get install autoconf gcc libc6 make wget unzip apache2 php libapache2-mod-php libgd2-xpm-dev libhiredis-dev libssl-dev libmysqlclient-dev libpq-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev libxml2-dev libperl-dev

Step 3: Download and extract Naemon archive

Now, we need to download the Naemon archive file from their official website. Run the following command to download the archive:

wget https://github.com/naemon/naemon/archive/stable.tar.gz

Extract the archive file by running the following command:

tar -xvf stable.tar.gz

Step 4: Compile Naemon source code

Now, navigate to the extracted Naemon source directory by running the following command:

cd naemon-stable/

Next, we need to configure, compile and install Naemon. Run the following commands one-by-one:

./autogen.sh --noconfigure
./configure --with-httpd_conf=/etc/apache2/conf-available/naemon.conf --with-nagios-user=www-data --with-nagios-group=www-data --with-command-group=www-data --with-perlcache --with-extra-opts="--with-gd-lib=/usr/lib --with-gd-inc=/usr/include --with-ssl=/usr/bin/openssl --with-libs=-pthread" --enable-external-command-tests
make all
sudo make install
sudo make install-init
sudo make install-config
sudo make install-commandmode

Step 5: Start and enable Naemon service

Now, start the Naemon service by running the following command:

sudo service naemon start

We need to enable the automatic start of Naemon whenever the system reboots. Run the following command:

sudo systemctl enable naemon

Step 6: Check Naemon installation

Launch a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/naemon. You will see the Naemon interface which confirms the successful installation.

Conclusion

We have successfully installed Naemon on Kali Linux latest. You can now start monitoring your network using Naemon. Happy Monitoring!