How to Install Eggdrop on Manjaro

Eggdrop is an IRC bot written in C language. It is a popular bot used for managing and automating IRC channels. In this tutorial, we will be installing Eggdrop on Manjaro.

Step 1: Update your system

Before proceeding to the installation of Eggdrop, we need to ensure that our system is up-to-date. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

This command will update all the packages installed on your system.

Step 2: Install Eggdrop Dependencies

Next, we need to install the dependencies required for Eggdrop to run. Run the following command in the terminal:

sudo pacman -S tcl

This command will install the TCL package, which is required by Eggdrop.

Step 3: Download and Extract the Eggdrop Source

To download and extract the Eggdrop source, run the following command:

wget https://www.eggheads.org/files/eggdrop/source/1.9/eggdrop-1.9.2.tar.gz
tar -xvf eggdrop-1.9.2.tar.gz

This command will download the Eggdrop source package and extract it in the current directory.

Step 4: Compile and Install Eggdrop

Now, we will compile and install Eggdrop. Change to the extracted eggdrop directory and run the following commands:

cd eggdrop-1.9.2
./configure
make config
make
make install

This will configure, compile and install Eggdrop.

Step 5: Configure Eggdrop

After installing Eggdrop, you need to configure it. To do this, create a configuration file using the following command:

cd ~/eggdrop
./eggdrop -m eggdrop.conf

This will create an Eggdrop configuration file named eggdrop.conf in the same directory where you extracted the Eggdrop source.

Edit the configuration file according to your needs, save the changes and then start Eggdrop using the following command:

./eggdrop eggdrop.conf

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Eggdrop on your Manjaro system. Eggdrop is a powerful tool that can automate many tasks on IRC channels. We hope this tutorial was helpful to you.