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    From the Outlaw@VERT/OUTWEST to All on Sun Jun 28 22:51:40 2026
    asof Late I've been contemplating Turning my Windows 7 BBS into a linux server, and running my BBS on linux, Probably Ubuntu Server 26.04, I assume my user file and other important files can just be moved over? anyway I'll check the wiki 1st.
    I temporarily moved the BBS to a windows 10 machine.
    It will either be alot of fun, or a huge headache, or a little of both.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to the Outlaw on Mon Jun 29 08:44:16 2026
    the Outlaw wrote to All <=-

    asof Late I've been contemplating Turning my Windows 7 BBS into a linux server, and running my BBS on linux, Probably Ubuntu Server 26.04, I assume my user file and other important files can just be moved over? anyway I'll check the wiki 1st.

    I did an exercise a while back, moving from Windows 10 to Linux. Once I
    fulfilled all of the prerequisites and got a basic install up and
    running, I copied my ctrl directory over, then looked for all of the
    hard-coded c:\sbbs\ locations in the files.

    I didn't bother with DOS compatibility, as I'd gotten rid of most of my
    DOS doors and migrated my compression tools from DOS only to
    cross-platform tools.

    It's nice having Binkit/Tickit all part of Synchronet, so most
    everything moved all at once.




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