In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Robust IRC on EndeavourOS Latest. Robust IRC is a highly available IRC network designed to be resilient against network outages, server crashes, and other types of failures. By the end of this tutorial, you will have Robust IRC up and running on your EndeavourOS Latest system.
Before you get started with this tutorial, you will need the following:
To download and install Robust IRC on your EndeavourOS Latest system, follow these steps:
Open a terminal window on your EndeavourOS Latest system.
Download the latest version of the Robust IRC software from the official website using the following command:
wget https://robustirc.net/downloads/robustirc-latest.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive file using the following command.
tar -zxvf robustirc-latest.tar.gz
cd robustirc-latest
Run the robustirc command as a root user to install Robust IRC.
sudo ./robustirc install
During the installation process, you will be prompted to choose the installation directory. The default is /usr/local/robustirc/. You can leave it as-is or choose a different directory.
After the installation process is complete, start the Robust IRC server using the following command.
sudo service robustirc start
If you want to check the status of the Robust IRC server, run the following command.
sudo service robustirc status
Once you have installed Robust IRC on your EndeavourOS Latest system, you need to configure it to suit your needs. The configuration file is located at /usr/local/robustirc/etc/config.yaml.
Use any text editor of your choice to open and modify the config.yaml file.
Now that Robust IRC server is up and running, you can connect to it using your favorite IRC client.
If you have not yet decided on a client, you can use HexChat client.
Install the hexchat client on your local machine using the following command.
sudo pacman -S hexchat
Open the Hexchat client and create a new connection. Enter the necessary details such as server name, port number, and user name.
Connect to the Robust IRC server using the Hexchat client.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Robust IRC on your EndeavourOS Latest system and connected to the server using Hexchat client.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Robust IRC on EndeavourOS Latest. Once you have installed and configured your server, you can connect to it using your favorite IRC client. Robust IRC is an excellent option for those who require high availability and resilience against network outages, server crashes, and other types of failures. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below.
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