In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install UnrealIRCd on Kali Linux.
Before installing any new software, it is always a good practice to update the system package list and upgrade the packages. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This command will update the package list and upgrade all the outdated packages to their latest version.
UnrealIRCd requires a few dependencies to be installed on your system. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt install -y build-essential openssl libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev
This command will install all the required dependencies.
The next step is to download the UnrealIRCd source code from their website. Open your web browser and go to https://www.unrealircd.org/download.
Scroll down to the "Source code" section and click the "Download" button for the latest version of UnrealIRCd.
Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the latest version of UnrealIRCd from the terminal:
wget https://www.unrealircd.org/unrealircd-current/unrealircd-latest.tar.gz
This command will download the UnrealIRCd source code as a compressed tarball file.
After downloading the source code, navigate to the directory where it was downloaded and extract the tarball file using the following command:
tar -zxvf unrealircd-latest.tar.gz
This command will extract the tarball file into a directory named "unrealircd-
cd unrealircd-<version>
Now, run the following command to start the compilation of UnrealIRCd:
make
This command will compile the UnrealIRCd source code and create the necessary binaries.
After the compilation process is completed, run the following command to install UnrealIRCd:
sudo make install
This command will install the UnrealIRCd binaries and create the necessary directories.
After installing UnrealIRCd, you need to configure it according to your requirements. The main configuration file for UnrealIRCd is located at "/home/
Open this file in a text editor of your choice and make the necessary changes. You can also refer to the documentation provided by UnrealIRCd to learn more about configuring UnrealIRCd.
To start the UnrealIRCd server, navigate to the UnrealIRCd directory and run the following commands:
cd ~/unrealircd/bin
./unrealircd start
This will start the UnrealIRCd server. You can now connect to it using an IRC client.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured UnrealIRCd on Kali Linux. You can now use it to chat with your friends or create your own IRC network.
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