Subj : Re: How would you like a package manager for BBSes?
To   : MeaTLoTioN
From : claw
Date : Tue Apr 15 2025 07:44:35

On 14 Apr 2025, MeaTLoTioN said the following...
 
 Me> On 14 Apr 2025, claw said the following...
 Me>  
 Me>  cl> Wow your are simply amazing. What a cool idea.  Will it also install
 Me>  cl> MRC?  mine is broken and I just haven't had the time to keep retrying
 Me>  cl> see what is wrong.  Would be cool.  Just a suggestion.
 Me> 
 Me> Thanks! And yes, MRC was the first package I made work!
 Me> 
 Me> The package manager only works with Linux x86_64 for now, bit if you
 Me> have that for your BBS, check out my blog post at meatlotion.com about
 Me> the package manager and at the bottom of the page is a download link to
 Me> the `bsr` command.
 Me> 
 Me> Once you have that downloaded, copy it to a dir in your path, i.e.
 Me> /usr/bin/ and then you can just run;
 Me> 
 Me> # To update the repo
 Me> bsr update
 Me> 
 Me> # To search for a package
 Me> bsr search sometext
 Me> 
 Me> # To install a package
 Me> bsr install package-name
 Me> 
 Me> # To uninstall a package (works but needs tuning)
 Me> bsr uninstall package-name
 Me> 
 Me> # To see a list of installed packages
 Me> bsr list
 Me> 
 Me> I think that will give you a head start! =)
 Me> 
 Me> Best regards,
 Me> Christian aka MeaTLoTioN // @meatlotion:erb.pw

No config? how do I tell it where the BBS is located?

|23|04Dr|16|12Claw |14W0CLW
|16|14Sysop |12Noverdu |14BBS |20|15Radio|10@|14HTTP://Noverdu.com:88
|16|10 Standard ports for SSH/Telnet |04 WEB|14@|12HTTP://noverdu.com:808
|20|15Global Chat, Global Messaging and Games! |16|10Ditch the Unsocial Media

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: Noverdu BBS (1337:3/177)

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