How to Install Kiwi IRC on Linux Mint

Kiwi IRC is a web-based chat client that is perfect for communicating with others online. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kiwi IRC on Linux Mint.

Step 1: Check the requirements

Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure that Linux Mint is up to date and that the required dependencies are installed. You can check and install the dependencies with the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential git nodejs npm

Step 2: Clone the Kiwi IRC repository

You can clone Kiwi IRC from the GitHub repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/kiwiirc/kiwiirc.git

Step 3: Install Kiwi IRC

Once the repository is cloned, go to the kiwiirc directory with the following command:

cd kiwiirc

Now, install the required packages using npm:

npm install

Step 4: Run Kiwi IRC

After completing the installation process, you can start Kiwi IRC with the following command:

npm start

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:7778 to access the Kiwi IRC web client.

Step 5: Customize Kiwi IRC

Kiwi IRC has a web-based configuration panel that allows you to customize your chat client. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:7778/admin to access the configuration panel.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Kiwi IRC on Linux Mint. You can now use Kiwi IRC to communicate with others online.