A how-to on setting up and configuring Mystic BBS on Linux Mint
Written by maskreet 1/22/2020

 

1. Open a terminal, and navigate to where it was downloaded, usually "Downloads"
type:
        cd ~/Downloads

[ TIP: ~/ is a shortcut to your logged in user's home directory, the full path would be /home/<your username>/ ]
   
2. type:
           unzip <name of Mystic zip file> -d ~/Downloads/mysticTemp


3. Change to the temp directory
   type:
           cd mysticTemp


4. Start the installer
       type:
           ./install
   
   [ TIP: ./ in front of an executable just means "run this executable-type file from the current directory ]


5. The default install directory should be /mystic. Hit F2 to start the install.


6. When it's finished installing and you have the prompt back,
       type:
           sudo chown -R username:username /mystic
   
   replacing username:username with the username and group (usually the same as the username) you're logged in with and plan to run Mystic under.
   This will change ownership from root to your logged in user.
      
7. type:
           sudo chmod -R 755 /mystic
   
   This will change read/write permissions in the Mystic directory so Mystic can function correctly.


8. NOTE: If you plan on running Mystic on a privileged port, meaning anything under port 1024, you'll need to allow your current user to do this. Otherwise, if you're not, you can skip this step.
   
       type:
           setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /mystic/mis


9. Create the sysop account by typing:
       cd /mystic
       ./mystic -l

Run through the new user account setup, create the account, then logoff.


10. In the terminal, type:
        ./mystic -cfg
    
    
11. Navigate to the User Editor, open it up, and select the account you just created. Hit CTRL-U, and select level 255. Hit ESC a few times to leave Mystic's config.

• For graphical:
      type:
          ./mis server


• For daemon:
      type:
          ./mis daemon