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   PID: Synchronet 3.21b-Linux master/9af0a2196 Jan 17 2026 GCC 13.3.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.36-Linux master/944c13103 Feb 06 2026 GCC 12.2.0   
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     Re: SBBS Installation question   
     By: RickV to Digital Man on Fri Feb 06 2026 09:36 am   
      
    Ri> I have been wondering, on a new installation of Synchronet on Linux, do   
    Ri> you have to install with simlink or can you just install with regular   
    Ri> directories?   
      
   You don't have to build/install with symlinks.  This is the wiki page for *nix   
   installation:   
      
   https://wiki.synchro.net/install:nix   
      
   In the "Updating" section on that page, it provides some example command   
   lines, and there's a note that says "(replace symlinks with install if you   
   prefer to copy executable and library files to your exec directory)":   
      
   2. Rebuild Synchronet (replace symlinks with install if you prefer to copy   
   executable and library files to your exec directory):   
      
   $ cd /sbbs/repo/src/sbbs3; make RELEASE=1 symlinks   
      
   So in that command, you would do this:   
      
   $ cd /sbbs/repo/src/sbbs3; make RELEASE=1 install   
      
   Nightfox   
      
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