Subj : Re: Working so far
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Gamgee
Date : Tue Aug 27 2024 07:57:00

<This thread moved over here from MIN_ADM>

-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dan Clough <=-

 DC> Understood.  I do have an /etc/inetd.conf on my Slackware boxes, but was
 DC> trying this MBSE experiment on one running "MX Linux", which I actually
 DC> like quite a bit.  A Debian descendent (via Mepis/AntiX) which doesn't
 DC> use 'systemd'.  There is no inetd.conf (or xinetd.con) in /etc there...
 DC> I've done some searching, and it seems it can be installed but isn't
 DC> there by default.  Interesting.  I may give that another try tomorrow.

 SD> That may be part of the problem: the initialization script may not have
 SD> seen MX Linux as a distro and didn't stop to warn you to install
 SD> xinitd.  If you look closely at SETUP.sh in /mbsebbs-code, you'll see
 SD> that MX Linux is not one of the "known" distros and that is why you
 SD> have had so many issues.

Yes, sometime soon I'm going to install xinetd on that box and give it 
another go.

 SD> At a terminal, try running "cat /etc/os-release" and let us know what
 SD> it says in MIN_BBS, please.  We need all the help we can get.

Here's what that returns, should be seen as Debian:

PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="12"
VERSION="12 (bookworm)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

 DC> Understood, and appreciate both of your efforts.  I'm interested in this
 DC> BBS software, as I'm getting a little bored with Synchronet and might
 DC> start up a second BBS.  Don't want to use Mystic and would prefer
 DC> something Linux-native.  I'll update if I can get it going.  Thanks for
 DC> the reply and the info!

 SD> Admittedly, MBSE has a learning curve, but once you've mastered it, it
 SD> is reliable and functions well.

 SD> Let's move this over to MIN_BBS.

Thanks again, and I'll update again after my next attempt.


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