How to Install Tiny Tiny IRC on Void Linux

Tiny Tiny IRC is a simple and easy-to-use web IRC client that can be installed on various operating systems. In this tutorial, we'll go through the process of installing Tiny Tiny IRC on Void Linux.

Requirements

Before getting started, make sure that you have the following requirements:

  • A Void Linux machine
  • A user account with administrative privileges
  • A working internet connection

Installing Dependencies

Tiny Tiny IRC runs on PHP and requires the following dependencies:

  • php-curl
  • php-gd
  • php-mbstring
  • php-xml
  • php-zip
  • php-bcmath

To install these dependencies, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo xbps-install php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-bcmath

Downloading and Extracting Tiny Tiny IRC

Now that the dependencies are installed, we need to download Tiny Tiny IRC from its official website. Run the following command to download the latest version of Tiny Tiny IRC:

wget -O tt-irc.zip https://git.tt-rss.org/fox/tt-irc/archive/master.zip

Once the download is complete, use the unzip command to extract the contents of the ZIP archive:

sudo unzip tt-irc.zip -d /var/www/

This will extract the contents of the ZIP archive to the /var/www/ directory on your machine.

Configuring Tiny Tiny IRC

Next, we need to configure Tiny Tiny IRC by creating a configuration file. Run the following command to copy the default configuration file to a new file named config.php:

cd /var/www/tt-irc-master/
cp config.php-dist config.php

Now open the config.php file in a text editor and configure the following settings:

  • $irc_server - the address of the IRC server you want to use
  • $irc_nickname - the nickname you want to use on the IRC server
  • $irc_channels - the channels you want to join automatically when you connect to the server

Save the config.php file once you're done.

Setting Permissions

Before we can use Tiny Tiny IRC, we need to set the correct permissions on the files and directories. Run the following command to set the ownership of the Tiny Tiny IRC directory to the web server user:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/tt-irc-master/

Next, set the permissions on the cache/ and cache/templates/ directories:

sudo chmod -R 777 cache/
sudo chmod -R 777 cache/templates/

Accessing Tiny Tiny IRC

Now that Tiny Tiny IRC is installed and configured, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to the following URL:

http://localhost/tt-irc-master/

This will open the Tiny Tiny IRC login page, where you can enter your IRC server details and connect to the IRC chat.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Tiny Tiny IRC on your Void Linux machine. Enjoy chatting with your friends and colleagues using this easy-to-use web IRC client!