How to Install Quassel IRC on Ubuntu Server

Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, and distributed IRC client that helps users stay connected with other IRC users across the globe. In this tutorial, we will be installing Quassel IRC on Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

  • Ubuntu Server Latest version.
  • Access to the terminal session with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update Packages and Install Dependencies

Before installing Quassel IRC on Ubuntu Server, let's update all the installed packages and dependencies to the latest version.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

After updating packages, we need to install some necessary dependencies to run Quassel IRC on Ubuntu Server.

sudo apt-get install quassel-core quassel-client

Step 2: Configure Quassel IRC

Once you have installed the necessary dependencies, you need to configure the Quassel IRC server. The configuration file is located at /etc/quasselcore.conf.

You can open the configuration file using any editor of your choice, such as Nano or Vim.

sudo nano /etc/quasselcore.conf

Configure the following options in the configuration file:

  • UserID: This option is used to set the user ID for the Quassel IRC server. You may use any non-root user for this purpose.
User = quassel
  • Port: This option is used to set the port number that the Quassel IRC server will listen on.
Port = 4242

Finally, save and close the configuration file.

Step 3: Start and Enable Quassel IRC Service

After configuring the Quassel IRC server, start the Quassel IRC service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start quasselcore.service

To ensure that the Quassel IRC service starts automatically on system boot, enable the quassel-core service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl enable quasselcore.service

Step 4: Connect to Quassel IRC Server

After successfully installing and configuring the Quassel IRC server on Ubuntu Server, you can now use the Quassel IRC client to connect to the server.

You can launch the Quassel IRC client by running:

quasselclient

Or you can download it from the official website https://quassel-irc.org/downloads.

Once the client is launched, follow these steps to connect to your Quassel IRC server:

  1. Click on "New Network" and set "localhost" as Hostname.
  2. Set the Port to the same as in the configuration file (4242, by default).
  3. Set any Username and Nickname of your choice.
  4. Choose any encoding format if required.
  5. Click on Connect.

You have now successfully connected to your Quassel IRC Server on Ubuntu Server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed and configured Quassel IRC server on Ubuntu Server Latest version. You can now use Quassel IRC to connect and communicate with other IRC users from across the globe.