The Lounge is a modern web-based IRC client. This tutorial will guide through the installation of The Lounge on MXLinux using the command line.
Before we proceed, make sure that you have the following requirements:
The Lounge is built on top of Node.js; therefore, we need to install Node.js first. To install Node.js on MXLinux, you can follow these commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
With Node.js installed, it is time to install The Lounge. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo npm install -g thelounge
This command will install the latest version of The Lounge globally on your system. You can check if The Lounge is installed correctly by running the command:
thelounge --version
Before starting The Lounge, you need to create a user account and configure it. You can run the following command:
thelounge add <username>
Replace <username> with the name of your choice. The command will prompt you to enter a password for the account. After creating the account, you can start The Lounge by running the command:
thelounge start
This command will start The Lounge on your machine, and you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:9000. You will be prompted to log in with the account you created in the previous step.
The Lounge is now installed on your MXLinux machine, and you can start using it to join and chat on IRC channels. You can also customize The Lounge to your liking by editing its configuration files. Good luck!
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