[cobalt-users] Installing DigiChat on a RaQ4

[Carrie Bartkowiak <ravencarrie@xxxxxxxx>]

Having had to do this a couple of times now, I figured I'd share...

Installing DigiChat on a RaQ4
(Your mileage may vary, I'm not responsible for anything, etc. etc.)

1.   Get at least JRE 1.3 - the easiest is an .rpm that I've hunted down and you can get at 					http://www.allaboutchoice.com/downloads/jre-1.3.1.i386.rpm
2.   rpm -U jre-1.3.1.i386.rpm
3.   Follow the ftp directions to download the DCServer file from Digichat.com:
      http://www.digichat.com/Downloads/cmdlineunix.html
	I have found that when I just wget the file, it gives me problems when trying to start the server. FTP 	method always comes through nice and clear.
4.    gzip -df DCServer.tar.gz
5. tar xvf DCServer.tar
6. Open /etc/profile with pico and add this line to the path:
					:/usr/java/jre1.3.1/bin:/path/to/DigiChat
7. Save file and close
8. Exit out of root.
9. Enter back into root to refresh the profile
10. Ask java what version it is to see if the path is working:
					java -version
11. Type:
   java -Duser.dir=$DIGICHAT -cp $DIGICHAT/Server.zip digi.digichat.ChatServer noconsole
12. You should see the server starting up and asking you where to put the DigiChat files. Put them in a web-accessible directory, such as /home/sites/home/web/DigiChat. Hit enter.
13. The server is now running and will stop when you CTRL-C out of it.
14. To get it to run without you watching it, type:
   java -Duser.dir=$DIGICHAT -cp $DIGICHAT/Server.zip digi.digichat.ChatServer noconsole > /dev/null &
15. You'll see a little line like: [1]5565. The server is now running in the background.
16. Supposedly the server will fire up on its own if you put the line from #14 into /etc/rc.d/rc.local. However, mine doesn't seem to like to do that. I have to go in by hand and fire it up.

Ta-da!
PS - watch for line wrap in the email with respect to command lines.
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CarrieB