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| − | The easiest MIRC install ever. ''Updated to Z1''
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| − | ===Included features===
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| − | # Automates the (usually annoying) Installation of Java ImageIO libraries.
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| − | # Port 80 access (default web port)
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| − | # Automatically starts at boot up and closes at shutdown.
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| − | ===Installation===
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| − | ====Important points====
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| − | * You need to use Ubuntu 10.04.x (Lucid), 10.10 (Maverick), or 11.04 (Natty)
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| − | * 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (amd64) architectures are now supported
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| − | * Desktop and Server versions are both supported.
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| − | * Options:
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| − | ** Official Ubuntu distros - http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu-releases/ (or use a local mirror closer to you).
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| − | ** Using a pre-built turnkey appliance can save some time - http://www.turnkeylinux.org/core
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| − | ====First step====
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| − | Install Ubuntu (Lucid, Maverick, or Natty) on a virtual machine or a real computer.
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| − | ====Commands====
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| − | ''The following commands should be executed as root (or using sudo)''
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| − | apt-get update
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| − | apt-get -y install python-software-properties
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| − | apt-add-repository 'deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner'
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| − | apt-add-repository ppa:timothy-john-phillips/mirc
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| − | apt-get update
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| − | apt-get -y install mirc
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| − | You will be asked to agree to the terms and conditions of Sun Java and then to ImageIO. Agree to it all.
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| − | ===Usage===
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| − | ====Web access to the MIRC site====
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| − | Point a web browswer at the IP address of your Ubuntu machine and you should see your new MIRC site.
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| − | Administrator access:
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| − | * username = admin
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| − | * password = password
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| − | ====Manual startup and shutdown (rarely needed)====
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| − | From the command line:
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| − | To start the mirc server
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| − | service mirc start
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| − | To shutdown the mirc server
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| − | service mirc stop
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| − | To restart the mirc server
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| − | service mirc restart
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| − | ====What happens behind the scenes====
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| − | Installing the mirc package automatically installs
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| − | # The latest MIRC (currently Z1) into /usr/share/mirc/
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| − | # The sun-java6-jre package- this is the official Sun (Oracle) Java 1.6 JRE package, which lives in the partner repository.
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| − | # The jai-imageio-1.1 package - this is a package I created to automate the installation of the Sun (Oracle) ImageIO libraries.
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| − | # An Ubuntu Upstart script (mirc.conf) is installed - this automates the startup and shutdown of the MIRC server.
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| − | ===Why did I bother?===
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| − | I've made these repositories to simplify the installation of MIRC on Linux (faster than Windows, and free).
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| − | At the very least it eliminates the fiddling with Java Image IO tools.
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| − | I plan to update it with each release of MIRC Zx.
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| − | Hope this helps someone. Appreciate any feedback. - timothy.john.phillips@gmail.com
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