How to Install Enigma 1-2 BBS on OpenSUSE Latest

Enigma 1-2 BBS is a bulletin board software package that is designed to run on a wide range of platforms, including Linux, Windows, and macOS. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Enigma 1-2 BBS on OpenSUSE Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following tools and libraries installed on your system:

• OpenSUSE Linux with an internet connection
• Git
• GCC
• CMake
• ncurses development package

Install Enigma 1-2 BBS

We will install Enigma 1-2 BBS from the official Github repository using the following steps:

1. Open a terminal window on your OpenSUSE Linux system by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

2. Install Git using the following command:

sudo zypper install git

3. Install GCC and CMake using the following command:

sudo zypper install gcc cmake

4. Install the ncurses development package using the following command:

sudo zypper install ncurses-devel

5. Clone the Enigma 1-2 BBS repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/nuskooler/enigma-bbs.git

6. Change to the Enigma 1-2 BBS directory:

cd enigma-bbs

7. Create the build directory:

mkdir build

8. Change to the build directory:

cd build

9. Build Enigma 1-2 BBS using the following command:

cmake ..
make -j4

The -j4 flag indicates the number of cores available for compilation. You can replace 4 with the number of cores available in your system.

10. Install Enigma 1-2 BBS using the following command:

sudo make install

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Enigma 1-2 BBS on OpenSUSE Linux. To run Enigma 1-2 BBS, go to the installation directory and execute the following command:

./enigma-bbs

You can also configure Enigma 1-2 BBS by editing the ctrl/config.json file. Happy BBSing!

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