How to Install Enigma 1-2 BBS on OpenSUSE Latest

Enigma 1-2 BBS is a bulletin board software package that is designed to run on a wide range of platforms, including Linux, Windows, and macOS. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Enigma 1-2 BBS on OpenSUSE Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following tools and libraries installed on your system:

  • OpenSUSE Linux with an internet connection
  • Git
  • GCC
  • CMake
  • ncurses development package

Install Enigma 1-2 BBS

We will install Enigma 1-2 BBS from the official Github repository using the following steps:

  1. Open a terminal window on your OpenSUSE Linux system by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

  2. Install Git using the following command:

sudo zypper install git
  1. Install GCC and CMake using the following command:
sudo zypper install gcc cmake
  1. Install the ncurses development package using the following command:
sudo zypper install ncurses-devel
  1. Clone the Enigma 1-2 BBS repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/nuskooler/enigma-bbs.git
  1. Change to the Enigma 1-2 BBS directory:
cd enigma-bbs
  1. Create the build directory:
mkdir build
  1. Change to the build directory:
cd build
  1. Build Enigma 1-2 BBS using the following command:
cmake ..
make -j4

The -j4 flag indicates the number of cores available for compilation. You can replace 4 with the number of cores available in your system.

  1. Install Enigma 1-2 BBS using the following command:
sudo make install

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Enigma 1-2 BBS on OpenSUSE Linux. To run Enigma 1-2 BBS, go to the installation directory and execute the following command:

./enigma-bbs

You can also configure Enigma 1-2 BBS by editing the ctrl/config.json file. Happy BBSing!