BBS - Install BBS client. This is a work-in-progress (WiP), so the zero-configuration support and addition to et-mode (mode switcher) will come in a later release.

overlay/etc/skel/.config/paracon/paracon.cfg

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[Setup]
+host = localhost
+callsign = N0CALL
+

scripts/install-bbs-client.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Author  : Gaston Gonzalez
+# Date    : 20 November 2024
+# Purpose : Install BBS client (Paracon)
+set -e
+trap 'last_command=$current_command; current_command=$BASH_COMMAND' DEBUG
+trap 'et-log "\"${last_command}\" command failed with exit code $?."' ERR
+
+VERSION=1.1.0
+DOWNLOAD_FILE=paracon_${VERSION}.pyz
+
+BIN_FILE=paracon
+INSTALL_DIR=/opt/paracon-${VERSION}
+INSTALL_BIN_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR}/bin"
+LINK_PATH=/opt/paracon
+
+et-log "Installing BBS client dependencies..."
+apt install \
+  python3 \
+  -y
+
+et-log "Installing BBS client..."
+
+if [ ! -e ${INSTALL_BIN_DIR} ]; then
+   et-log "Creating Paracon install directory: ${INSTALL_BIN_DIR}"
+   mkdir -v -p ${INSTALL_BIN_DIR}
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e ${INSTALL_BIN_DIR}/${BIN_FILE} ]; then
+  URL="https://github.com/mfncooper/paracon/releases/download/v${VERSION}/${DOWNLOAD_FILE}"
+
+  et-log "Downloading Paracon: ${URL}"
+  curl -s -L -o ${BIN_FILE} --fail ${URL}
+  
+  mv -v ${BIN_FILE} ${INSTALL_BIN_DIR}
+fi
+
+chmod 755 ${INSTALL_BIN_DIR}/${BIN_FILE}
+
+[ -e ${LINK_PATH} ] && rm ${LINK_PATH}
+ln -s ${INSTALL_DIR} ${LINK_PATH}
+
+stow -v -d /opt paracon -t /usr/local

scripts/install.sh

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Author  : Gaston Gonzalez
 # Date    : 16 March 2024
-# Updated : 5 November 2024
+# Updated : 22 November 2024
 # Purpose : Main installer for EmComm Tools OS Community
 
 . ./env.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ exitIfNotRoot
 # Install packet tool chain
 ./install-direwolf.sh
 ./install-yaac.sh
+./install-bbs-client.sh
 
 # Install modems
 ./install-ardop.sh

tests/test-paracon

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Author   : Gaston Gonzalez
+# Date     : 21 November 2024
+# Purpose  : Test paracon installation
+
+OUT=$(which paracon)
+exit $?