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# FBB Packet-radio BBS mini-HOWTO

## Miroslav "Misko" Skoric, YT7MPB, `m.skoric@eunet.yu`

v1.17, 2003-01-01

This mini-HOWTO covers the installation and use of the most popular amateur packet-radio BBS server software "FBB". That software works under Linux, DOS and Windows operating systems. It serves as a bulletin board system (BBS), a mailbox for personal messages, a database for various texts, documents and binary files, a server for small useful calculations etc. Packet radio is a way of connecting computers via amateur radio stations.

## 1. Introduction

## 2. How to install X11 (Xwindows) version of LinFBB

## 3. How to install LinFBB in addition to existing WinFBB

## 4. How to install Protus password utility

## 5. How to install "xfbbd", a daemon version of LinFBB

## 6. How to install an upgrade to daemon version of LinFBB

- 6.1 LinFBB v7.02g
- 6.2 LinFBB v7.03
- 6.3 LinFBB v7.04

## 7. How to use LinFBB's "xfbbX", a GUI client for Linux

## 8. How to use LinFBB's "xfbbW", a GUI client for Windows

## 9. How to compile LinFBB's executable files

## 10. How to make better ham radio rules?

## 11. Bibliography

## 12. Further information

- 12.1 Copyright
- 12.2 Disclaimer
- 12.3 News
- 12.4 Credits
- 12.5 HOWTO
- 12.6 Mini-HOWTO
- 12.7 Local Resources
- 12.8 Web Pages

## 13. Getting help

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