InspIRCd is a powerful and modular open-source IRC (Internet Relay Chat) server. It is designed for use by networks of any size, from small local communities to large-scale global enterprises. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing InspIRCd on MXLinux Latest.
Before we get started, you need to make sure that your MXLinux machine has the following:
The first thing we need to do is to update the package repository to ensure that we have access to the latest software packages and security updates. Open a terminal emulator and enter the following command:
sudo apt update
Wait for the update process to complete. If there are any available updates, you can install them by running the following command:
sudo apt upgrade
Before we can install InspIRCd, we need to install its dependencies. Enter the following command in the terminal emulator:
sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev libstdc++-8-dev zlib1g-dev
To download and extract InspIRCd, follow the steps below:
First, go to the official InspIRCd website at https://www.inspircd.org/.
Click the "Download" button to go to the download page.
Scroll down to the section that says "Stable Releases" and click on the latest version to download the .tar.gz file. For this tutorial, we will use version 3.10.0.
Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory where the file is saved, and extract it using the following command:
tar -zxvf inspircd-3.10.0.tar.gz
Substitute the filename with the version you downloaded.
After the extraction is complete, enter the following commands to build and install InspIRCd:
cd inspircd-3.10.0
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/inspircd
make
sudo make install
These commands will configure, make, and install InspIRCd. Change the prefix path (/usr/local/inspircd) to your preferred installation directory.
After installation, we need to configure InspIRCd. The configuration file is located at /usr/local/inspircd/conf/inspircd.conf. You can edit this file to configure InspIRCd as per your needs.
To start InspIRCd, run the following command:
sudo /usr/local/inspircd/bin/inspircd
This command will start the server, and you will see output similar to:
*** InspIRCd-3.10.0 starts, please wait.
*** Loading configuration file: /usr/local/inspircd/conf/inspircd.conf
*** Listening on ports: [::]:6667 [::]:6697 127.0.0.1:6667 127.0.0.1:6697
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured InspIRCd on MXLinux Latest. You can now use your IRC client to connect to your server using the IP address or hostname of your MXLinux machine.
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