How to Install ngircd on Linux Mint

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install the ngircd on your Linux Mint system. ngircd is a lightweight Internet Relay Chat server that is designed to be easy to use and install.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation, please ensure that you have completed the following prerequisites:

• A Linux Mint system with superuser or root privileges
• An internet connection to download the ngircd package

Step 1: Download ngircd Package

To download the ngircd package, you can visit the official website https://ngircd.barton.de/ and navigate to the download page. From here you can select the appropriate package depending on your system architecture. Once you have selected the correct package, download it to your system.

Alternatively, you can use the wget command to download the package directly from the terminal:

$ wget https://ngircd.barton.de/pub/ngIRCd/ngircd-27.2.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract ngircd Package

Once you have downloaded the ngircd package, you need to extract it. To do this, navigate to the directory where the package was downloaded and execute the following command:

$ tar -xzvf ngircd-27.2.tar.gz

This command will extract the package contents to a new directory called ngircd-27.2.

Step 3: Build and Install ngircd

To build and install ngircd, you need to run the following commands in the directory where you extracted the ngircd package:

$ cd ngircd-27.2
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install

The configure command will check your system for any dependencies that are required to build ngircd. If it is missing any dependencies, it will display a message indicating which dependencies are missing.

The make command will compile the source code, and the make install command will install ngircd on your system. Since we are using sudo before the make install command, it will ask for your confirmation to proceed with the installation.

Step 4: Configure ngircd

After installation, you need to configure ngircd by creating a configuration file ngircd.conf. You can generate a sample configuration file by running the following command:

$ sudo ngircd --configtest

This command will generate a sample configuration file at /usr/local/etc/ngircd/ngircd.conf.

You can edit the configuration file using a text editor such as nano or vim.

Step 5: Start ngircd

You can start ngircd using the following command:

$ sudo ngircd

This command will start ngircd with the configuration file /usr/local/etc/ngircd/ngircd.conf.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured ngircd on your Linux Mint system. You can now start using the ngircd server to create your own IRC network.