Over the last month i have created a setup script that would install Mystic with all the dependencies onto Debian Bookworm (schoudl also work with Buster or Bullseye)
* Mystic
* cryptlib
* Systemd Files
* Mrc Client
* Spellcheck
* fail2ban
* dosemu2
* ip2location downlaod script
* and my scripts that would integrate all the parts.

https://gitea.disconnected-by-peer.at/geos_one/mystic

any feedback is welcome

wfg
Mario

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Re: Mystic installer for Debian 10+
By: geos_one to All on Thu Apr 25 2024 03:41 pm

Over the last month i have created a setup script that would install Mystic with all the dependencies onto Debian Bookworm (schoudl also work with

Very cool, I'm playing with Mystic on a VPS now, will blow it away and try your script out.

What I'm curious about is how to port over messages and files from Synchronet to Mystic - I have a ton of file areas and message areas that I don't want to have to create from scratch.
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Hello geos_one!

On 25 Apr 2024, geos_one said the following...

Over the last month i have created a setup script that would install Mystic with all the dependencies onto Debian Bookworm (schoudl also work with Buster or Bullseye)

Very cool! Although I already have a Mystic installation, I think I will have a look at the dosemu2 stuff later on... :)

Best regards
Zip

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Hello poindexter,

On Thu, Apr 25 2024 20:28:34 +0000, you wrote:

What I'm curious about is how to port over messages and files from Synchronet to Mystic - I have a ton of file areas and message areas that
I don't want to have to create from scratch.

Mystic supports FIDONET.NA and FILEBONE.NA style files. You should be able to export your message and file areas from Synchronet into FIDONET.NA format, and import them into mystic with the "Import FIDONET.NA" stanza in mutil.ini.

The actual message base data and contents are not the same between the two, so I believe in order to port over the messages, you would probably have to setup an FTN link with your Synchronet board and do a %RESCAN of everything. Preferrably *before* you hook it up to FTN networks, so as to not flood <insert network name here> with old messages.

As for file areas, again export your file areas to a FILEBONE.NA style file (might have to edit the directories if you switch the structure from something like /synchronet/files to /mystic/files), import the areas into Mystic, then copy your entire file directory structure over and use Mystic's mass upload files stanza.

HTH

Regards,
Nick

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On 25 Apr 2024 at 08:28a, poindexter FORTRAN pondered and said...

What I'm curious about is how to port over messages and files from Synchronet to Mystic - I have a ton of file areas and message areas that
I don't want to have to create from scratch.

you could run the MUTIL functions to import JAM bases for message areas and there's always the bulk upload of files into areas also :)

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Hello geos_one!

Replying to a msg dated 25 Apr 24 15:41, from you to all.

I get this error message and the installation is not successful. It is a Raspberry CM4 module with 8 GB Ram and 32 GB eMMC Flash on which a Debian Bookworm is installed.

Do you have an idea or do you need more information to solve this problem?


Installing needed base packages
__ __ _ _ ____ ____ ____
| \/ |_ _ ___| |_(_) ___ | __ )| __ ) ___|
| |\/| | | | / __| __| |/ __| | _ \| _ \___ \
| | | | |_| \__ \ |_| | (__ | |_) | |_) |__) |
|_| |_|\__, |___/\__|_|\___| |____/|____/____/
|___/
____ _ ____ ___ _ _ _
| _ \| |__ | _ \ |_ _|_ __ ___| |_ __ _| | | ___ _ __
| | | | '_ \| |_) | | || '_ \/ __| __/ _` | | |/ _ \ '__|
| |_| | |_) | __/ | || | | \__ \ || (_| | | | __/ |
|____/|_.__/|_| |___|_| |_|___/\__\__,_|_|_|\___|_|

adding bullseye repository to bookworm for python2
adding jessie lts repository for openssl 1.0
Setting up Mystic BBS Repository
Downloading Mystic BBS Mystic BBS Disconnected-by-Peer Installer Files Installing Mystic to: /opt/mystic
Add ssl Support: Yes
Add Spellcheck Support: Yes
Add Multi Realy Chat Support: Yes
Add Multi Realy Chat Server Support: No
Add DbP Script: Yes
Add DbP Support Script: Yes
Add Fail2Ban: fail2ban
Add DbP Script: Yes
Plz set the install dir the same as bevor
Install Mystic to: /opt/mystic
Press enter to continue
- Starting Mystic BBS Installation... ERROR 100@10 Unknown failure occured.

root@akiko:~# cat /etc/os-release
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/"

root@akiko:~# uname -na
Linux akiko 6.6.20+rpt-rpi-v8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 1:6.6.20-1+rpt1 (2024-03-07) aarch64 GNU/Linux
root@akiko:~#

Best regards

Alisha


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thats the problem the arm64 repo don't contain the python2.7 repo
only amd64 is working correctly at the moment
i think i need to add a of arch arm/x86 then no dosemu/bookworm
i only have testet the script on amd64.

wfg
Mario

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I have baught a cheap Amlogic box (android tv box) and put proxmox on it for testing the arm64 install and found the problem it is that there is no rar package for arm linux so i had to add an exception for rar on arm into the script the install script is running at the moment. so lets hope its working.

wfg
Mario

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So the installer is working and it also installs dosemu2 on arm64
it compiles LHA and cryptlib correctly
you can try again

wfg
mario

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So i have updated the script to work on all 4 archs that i have added
x86
amd64
armhf
aarch64

the script is now at version 0.5
and it is filled with spelling erros ;-)

i have created a installvideo with an bad resolutin (found out after teh recording) the install is shown on an aarch64 LXC container on my new Amlogic devel box

https://rumble.com/v4ui8hk-mystic-bbs-disconnected-by-peer-installer.html

wfg
Mario

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Hello geos_one!

Replying to a msg dated 12 May 24 01:12, from you to me.

Hi again a new error on a AMD64 System with Debian Bookworm.

Finisched Mystic BBS Installation
Creating Mystic BBS und setting Permissions in /mystic
Installing Mystic BBS Systemd Start/Stop Scripts and Service File
Setting up Mystic BBS Official lha (be patient compiling lha)
Setting up Spellcheck for Mystic BBS
Setting up Multi Relay Chat for Mystic BBS
Installing Multi Relay Chat Systemd Start/Stop Scripts and Service File
Setting up Multi Relay Chat Server for Mystic BBS
Installing Multi Relay Chat Server Systemd Start/Stop Scripts and Service File
Setting up Mystic BBS cryptlib for ssh/ssl (be patient compiling cryptlib)
- Setting up IP2Location Download Client for Mystic BBS... ERROR 4@4 Unknown failure occured.
root@gayle:~#

Would be very nice if there is a way to get a log file for more information

Best regards
Alisha

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yes i have already looked into changing the script to also write a logfile its on the todo list but as usual time time.

the error fron bevore tells me that is a wget of the ip2loacion downloader that is not woking.

wfg
Mario

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