How to install & run DarkBot in Linux?

If you want to install & run DarkBot

1. on your own PC, then:

• create a new user (don't use "root");
• open terminal;
• copy-paste this.command and click enter:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NeewJax/darkbot_linux/main/install_desktop.sh | bash

2. on VPS, then:

• download PuTTy or any similar app and connect to VPS;
• create a new user (don't use "root");
• copy-paste this.command and click enter:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NeewJax/darkbot_linux/main/install_vps.sh | bash

• When the installation is completed, close terminal and connect to VPS via Remote Desktop Connection (RDP).

3. To run darkbot, type command in terminal:

• cd Downloads/darkbot && java -jar DarkBot.jar

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Troubleshooting

1. If the bot asks for verification, open your browser manually, navigate to http://localhost:55230/ and authorize your discord account.
2. If the API fails to load, set API to tanos_api in the bot settings or delete config files from the bot folder and then try again.
3. unknown command wget

• sudo yum install wget -y

4. unknown command unzip

• sudo yum install uzip -y

5. AppImages require FUSE to run.

• sudo apt install fuse -y && sudo apt install libfuse2 -y

6. cURL not found/installed

• sudo apt install curl -y

FAQ

install_desktop.sh is:

• updating system & installing java 17;
• downloading darkbot.zip & unzipping all files & deleting archives.

install_vps.sh is:

• updating system & installing java 17;
• installing & configuring GUI and xRDP;
• downloading darkbot.zip & unzipping all files & deleting archives.

Supported distributions:

• Alma Linux 9
• CentOS Stream 9
• Fedora 37
• Rocky Linux 9
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Linux Mint
• Debian 11
• Arch Linux
• Manjaro OS

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Thanks to Tanoshii#7629.

If you have any question, feel free to ask it in #linux-chat.

Ignore it if you don't know how to use it.