Subj : Windows to Linux
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Mar 24 2025 09:21:32

  Re: Windows to Linux
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Mon Mar 24 2025 07:11 am

 PF> I did a test migration of my BBS from Windows 10 to Linux, and it went
 PF> pretty well. I created an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server VM, followed the
 PF> instructions to install via GIT, and got a fresh system up and running.

 PF> I copied my \ctrl folder over and was pleased to see how many places the
 PF> file location was specified as a relative location (../ctrl) instead of
 PF> c:\sbbs\ctrl.

Yeah, I think Synchronet runs pretty well in Linux.  I moved mine from Windows to Linux 3 years ago after running it in Windows since 2007.  Also, since moving my BBS to Linux, I've set it up to run as a service so that it runs in the background like any other service, which I think is pretty cool.

 PF> I didn't configure dosemu, I don't have any DOS utilities around. I should
 PF> consider it for running nodelist utilities - those are the only DOS tools
 PF> I have left over.

No DOS door games on your BBS?

Nightfox

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