Installing UnrealIRCd on Void Linux

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing UnrealIRCd on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have a Void Linux system set up with Internet access and the root user credentials.

Step 1 - Install Dependencies

UnrealIRCd requires several dependencies to be installed on the system. To install the dependencies, open a terminal and run the following command:

xbps-install -S openssl-devel gnutls-devel libcurl-devel libz-devel libgeoip-devel

This command will install the necessary dependencies for UnrealIRCd.

Step 2 - Download UnrealIRCd

Download the latest version of UnrealIRCd from their official website. You can download the package by running the following command:

wget https://www.unrealircd.org/downloads/unrealircd-latest.tar.gz

This command will download the latest version of UnrealIRCd to your current directory.

Step 3 - Extract the Package

Once the package is downloaded, extract it by running the following command:

tar -zxvf unrealircd-latest.tar.gz

This command will extract the package to a new directory called unrealircd.

Step 4 - Build UnrealIRCd

Change your current directory to unrealircd by running the following command:

cd unrealircd

Next, run the following commands to build and install UnrealIRCd:

./Config
make
make install

Step 5 - Configure UnrealIRCd

Once installation is complete, you need to configure UnrealIRCd. To configure the IRC server, run the following command:

unrealircd start

This will generate a default configuration file called unrealircd.conf. Open this file with your preferred text editor and make any necessary changes to the default settings.

Once you have made any changes, save the file and run the following command to start UnrealIRCd:

unrealircd start

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured UnrealIRCd on your Void Linux system.