Convos is a web-based IRC client, which allows you to connect to various IRC networks and interact with the channels and users. It is an open-source project available for Linux and other platforms. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Convos on POP! OS Latest.
Open the terminal and run the following commands to install the required packages:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y curl build-essential libssl-dev libexpat-dev
Perlbrew is a tool to install and manage multiple Perl versions. We will use Perlbrew to install a specific version of Perl required by Convos. Run the following command to install Perlbrew:
curl -L https://install.perlbrew.pl | bash
After the installation, you need to add the following line to your .bashrc or .zshrc file:
source ~/perl5/perlbrew/etc/bashrc
Source the file for the changes to take effect:
source ~/.bashrc
Now, use Perlbrew to install Perl 5.26.3:
perlbrew install -j 4 perl-5.26.3
This may take a while to finish. Once it is done, switch to the new Perl binary:
perlbrew use perl-5.26.3
Clone the Convos repository to your home directory:
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/Nordaaker/convos.git
Then, switch to the convos directory and install the dependencies:
cd convos
cpanm --installdeps .
After the installation, you can start Convos with the following command:
./script/convos daemon
This will start Convos and listen on port 3000. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the IRC client.
In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps to install Convos on POP! OS Latest. You can now connect to IRC networks and interact with the channels and users using Convos.
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