How to Install Kiwi IRC on MXLinux Latest

Kiwi IRC is a web-based Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client that allows users to connect to IRC servers and participate in real-time chat with people around the world. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kiwi IRC on MXLinux Latest.

Before we begin, please make sure that you have root access to your MXLinux Latest machine, and that you have an active internet connection.

Step 1: Download the Kiwi IRC Package

To install Kiwi IRC on MXLinux Latest, we will first need to download the Kiwi IRC package from the official website at https://kiwiirc.com/.

# Open the terminal
Ctrl+Alt+T

# Download the package
wget https://kiwiirc.com/downloads/kiwi-latest.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract the Package

Once the package is downloaded, we need to extract it to the appropriate directory. In this tutorial, we will extract it to the /var/www/ directory.

# Extract the package
sudo tar -xzf kiwi-latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/

# Rename the extracted folder
sudo mv /var/www/*-kiwi* /var/www/kiwi

Step 3: Set Permissions

To ensure that Kiwi IRC is able to run successfully, we need to set the appropriate permissions for the kiwi directory.

# Set the group owner to www-data
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/kiwi

# Set the permissions for the kiwi directory
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/kiwi

Step 4: Configure Kiwi IRC

Before we can start using Kiwi IRC, we need to configure it. This involves creating a new configuration file.

# Navigate to the config directory
cd /var/www/kiwi/config

# Create a new configuration file
sudo cp config.js.example config.js

Step 5: Start Using Kiwi IRC

Now that Kiwi IRC is installed and configured, we can start using it. To do so, we simply need to navigate to the IP address of our MXLinux Latest machine followed by /kiwi in a web browser.

http://<IP-Address>/kiwi

Replace <IP-Address> with the IP address of your MXLinux Latest machine.

That's it! You have successfully installed Kiwi IRC on MXLinux Latest. You can now start using it to connect to IRC servers and chat with people around the world.

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