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<H2><A NAME="s2">2.</A> <A HREF="FBB.html#toc2">How to install X11 (Xwindow) version of LinFBB</A></H2>
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<LI>First of all, you should have running Linux
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with a GUI installed. I am fully satisfied
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with Gnome GUI but I suppose that KDE will
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be OK too (or any other GUI available).
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</LI>
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<LI>Download or copy LinFBB (the main ftp site
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is
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<A HREF="http://ftp.f6fbb.org/">ftp.f6fbb.org</A> but there are many mirror
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sites too). For example, if you get a file
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like
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
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x700e_full.tgz
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</PRE>
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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it means that it is X11 version 7.00e and it
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contains all you need in tgz archive to install
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the BBS. On the other hand, a name like
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
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<PRE>
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xd700g_full.tgz
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</PRE>
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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means that it is not X11 but daemon version 7.00g
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and it is also complete to unpack. Further,
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
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x700f01.tgz
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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and
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
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<PRE>
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x700g.tgz
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</PRE>
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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are "upgrades" to any previous "full" package.
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For example, after I have upgraded to <CODE>x700g.tgz</CODE>
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I started to run X11 LinFBB 7.00g (04 August 1998).
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BTW, X11 versions are not maintained anymore, but
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I still run it here. It has some bugs but I like it.
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</LI>
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<LI>Copy the archive file in <B>/tmp</B> directory.
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<LI>You have to make a "base" directory where
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your FBB will be installed. For example you
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may type: <B>mkdir /usr/local/fbb</B> if you want
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FBB to be there. You have to be logged as
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'root' or 'superuser' to install FBB.
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</LI>
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<LI>Then, you should locate yourself in that
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directory: <B>cd /usr/local/fbb</B>.
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</LI>
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<LI>Now, you should unpack the archive:
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<B>tar xvzf /tmp/x700b25.tgz</B> (<-- use the right
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name of the archive here).
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</LI>
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<LI>When you finished unpacking the archive,
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you may continue installing the software:
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<B>./install.sh</B> is the command for that. The
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setup will ask you for the 'base' directory
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where FBB will be installed. If you chose
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<B>/usr/local/fbb</B> again, you will be told that
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such directory already exists and all files
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will be overwritten. It is OK, so you should
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answer yes. If everything is fine, you should
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see on the screen that fbb system
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directories are created. At the beginning
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of that procedure, program will ask you for
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BBS's callsign, name of the city, QTH
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locator, your name etc. That details will
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become a part of <B>/usr/local/fbb/init.srv</B>
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file.
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<LI>After that, you MUST check this file
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<B>again</B> manually in order to fix some other
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details needed (because installation script does
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not fix all parts within that file).
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</LI>
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<LI>Well, so far - so good. After you have checked
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all configuration files, you may start the
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software: <B>./xfbb.sh</B> (<-- type this within
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an <EM>xterm</EM> or something similar). When you
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start your BBS for the first time, it will ask
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you to create some files it needs, so you
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should answer "yes" to the questions.
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</LI>
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