# Cannot start dradis on kali linux

**URL:** <https://discuss.dradis.com/t/cannot-start-dradis-on-kali-linux/249>\
**Category:** Community Edition\
**Created:** [February 11, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.dradis.com/t/cannot-start-dradis-on-kali-linux/249 "2016-02-11T16:19:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![aalasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@aalasi](https://discuss.dradis.com/u/aalasi)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.dradis.com/t/cannot-start-dradis-on-kali-linux/249/1 "2016-02-11T16:19:19Z")

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hi,  
I tried to run the following on kali Linux  
!!!  
root@kali:~# whereis dradis  
dradis: /usr/lib/dradis /etc/dradis  
root@kali:~# cd /usr/lib/dradis  
root@kali:/usr/lib/dradis# ls  
app dradisctl dradis-plugins Rakefile  
attachments dradisframework dradis-qualys script  
backup dradis-html\_export dradis-vulndb spec  
bin dradis-mediawiki engines templates  
config dradis-nessus Gemfile test  
[config.ru](http://config.ru) dradis-nexpose Gemfile.lock Thorfile  
db dradis-nikto Gemfile.plugins tmp  
dradis dradis-nmap lib vendor  
dradis-acunetix dradis-ntospider log  
dradis-burp dradis-openvas packaging  
dradis-csv dradis-pdf\_export public  
root@kali:/usr/lib/dradis#

when I tried to start the service using ./start.sh , the command are not found  
!!!  
oot@kali:/usr/lib/dradis# ./start.sh  
bash: ./start.sh: No such file or directory  
root@kali:/usr/lib/dradis#  
!!!

any advice please

thanks,

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**Author:** ![remola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@remola](https://discuss.dradis.com/u/remola)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.dradis.com/t/cannot-start-dradis-on-kali-linux/249/2 "2016-06-28T13:27:25Z")

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Hi Aalasi,

Some advice on both Dradis and Kali linux (other Linux as well):

1. Change to your Applications folder  
cd /usr/share/applications
2. List the contents of the Applications folder, this is representative of everything that is part of your standard Applications list, i.e. when you press the Applications button on Kali Linux.  
ls
3. There should be a file there called kali-dradis-start.desktop, edit that file with your favourite editor i.e.  
vim kali-dradis-start.desktop
4. Your looking for the line that tells you how to run the program, in the case of Dradis it should be:  
service dradis start
5. Exit out of the editor and run that command at the command line, remember to sudo if you are not logged in as root
6. Now edit the kali-dradis.desktop file:  
nano kali-dradis.desktop
7. Find the line that tells you how to run dradis and kick that off from the command line.
8. Also you can open dradis from a local web page on Kali by browsing to:  
[https://127.0.0.1:3004](https://127.0.0.1:3004)  
Note if the service has not been started this wont work.

Regards, E