In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install ngircd on your Windows 11 machine. ngircd is an open-source IRC server that is used to create private chat rooms.
Before we start, make sure that you have the following software installed on your Windows 11 machine:
First, you need to download the latest release of ngircd from their official website. You can use the following command to download the ngircd package:
wget https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/archive/refs/tags/ngircd-29.tar.gz
After downloading the package, you need to extract it using the following command:
tar -xzvf ngircd-29.tar.gz
Once the package is extracted, navigate to the extracted directory using the command prompt and run the following commands to build ngircd:
./configure
make
make install
To make the ngircd installation work properly, you need to install additional tools like openssl and gettext. You can use the following commands to install them:
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gettext
After the installation, you need to configure the ngircd settings. Copy the sample configuration file to the configuration directory using the following command:
cp doc/ngircd.conf.sample /usr/local/etc/ngircd.conf
Open the configuration file using a text editor and update the settings according to your requirements.
Once the configuration is done, you can start ngircd using the following command:
ngircd
Now, the ngircd server is up and running on your Windows 11 machine.
In this tutorial, we have shown you the steps to install and set up ngircd on your Windows 11 machine. You can now create your own private chat rooms and communicate with your friends or colleagues.
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