How to Install ZenTao on Kali Linux

ZenTao is a project management software that is designed to help teams streamline their workflow and improve productivity. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install ZenTao on Kali Linux.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before we can proceed with the installation of ZenTao, we need to make sure that all the required dependencies are installed. Open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-mysql mysql-server -y

This command will ensure that Apache2, PHP, PHP-MySQL, and MySQL are installed on your system.

Step 2: Download the ZenTao Package

Visit the official ZenTao website at https://www.zentao.pm/ and download the latest version of ZenTao. Save the downloaded package to your Kali Linux system.

Step 3: Extract and Move ZenTao to Apache2 Directory

Once the ZenTao package is downloaded, extract it to a directory of your choice. In this example, we will extract it to the /var/www/html/ directory.

sudo tar -zxvf zentaopms.x.x.x.stable.zip -C /var/www/html/

Note: Replace "zentaopms.x.x.x.stable.zip" with the actual name of the ZenTao package.

Next, rename the extracted folder to "zentao" and change its ownership to www-data:

sudo mv /var/www/html/zentaopms /var/www/html/zentao
sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/www/html/zentao/ -R

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database and User

We now need to create a database and user in MySQL for ZenTao. Log in to MySQL using the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the MySQL root password when prompted.

Once logged in, run the following commands to create a database and user:

CREATE DATABASE zentao_db;
CREATE USER 'zentaouser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON zentao_db.* TO 'zentaouser'@'localhost';

Note: Replace "password" with a strong and unique password.

Flush the MySQL privileges and exit the MySQL prompt:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 5: Configure ZenTao

We now need to configure ZenTao by creating a configuration file. Copy the config/my.php.example file to config/my.php:

sudo cp /var/www/html/zentao/config/my.php.example /var/www/html/zentao/config/my.php

Open the my.php file using your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /var/www/html/zentao/config/my.php

Update the following fields with the database and user details created in Step 4:

$db_host         = 'localhost';
$db_name         = 'zentao_db';
$db_user         = 'zentaouser';
$db_password     = 'password';

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Set Permissions

We need to ensure that the Apache2 web server has read and write permissions to the ZenTao directory:

sudo chown www-data:www-data /var/www/html/zentao/ -R
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/zentao/

Step 7: Access ZenTao

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/zentao/. You should see the ZenTao login page. Enter the default username (admin) and password (123456) to login.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ZenTao on Kali Linux.