Installation of Enigma 1-2 BBS on EndeavourOS Latest

Enigma 1-2 BBS is a bulletin board system designed to run on Linux. It can be used to provide online forum discussions, file transfers, games, and more. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Enigma 1-2 BBS on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Enigma 1-2 BBS, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Enigma 1-2 BBS requires some dependencies to be installed on your system. Open the terminal on your EndeavourOS system and run the following command to install necessary dependencies.

sudo pacman -S git curl build-essential libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev

Step 2: Clone the Enigma 1-2 BBS Repository

To install Enigma 1-2 BBS, you need to download its source code. Open the terminal and run the following command to clone the Enigma 1-2 BBS repository.

git clone https://github.com/nuskooler/enigma-bbs.git

Step 3: Compile and Install Enigma 1-2 BBS

Once you have downloaded the Enigma BBS source code, use the following commands one by one to compile and install it:

cd enigma-bbs
make clean
make install

Step 4: Configure Enigma 1-2 BBS

After you have installed Enigma 1-2 BBS, it's time to configure it. Navigate to the installation directory, and run the ensc command to configure the system.

cd /opt/enigma-bbs
./ensc

You will be presented with a configuration wizard, which will guide you through the process of setting up your bulletin board system, including defining users and boards, configuring settings and options, and more.

Step 5: Start Enigma 1-2 BBS

Once you have configured your Enigma 1-2 BBS, use the following command to start the system:

./enigma-bbs.sh

This will start the bulletin board system. You can then access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080, or by connecting to it over Telnet or SSH.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Enigma 1-2 BBS on your EndeavourOS Latest system!

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