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  • Re: ANSI terminal clients for Linux

    From Gryphon@21:1/101 to Bob Worm on Friday, January 16, 2026 11:09:45
    On 15 Dec 2025 at 09:11p, Bob Worm pondered and said...

    Hi, all.

    On the weekend I installed Ubuntu onto a 2011 Macbook Pro - it's really quite quick and functional for a nearly 15 year old machine.

    Anyway, one thing I'm really struggling with is finding a terminal to
    use for BBSing. I'm currently in Qodem, however I am not digging its use of the standard terminal font or the fact it adjusts the row / col count rather than scaling the window if you try to maximise / full-screen it.

    I never expected to have such trouble getting others to work, though.
    I'm on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and I've tried:

    - Syncterm via snap - installs a broken version that can't resolve hostnames or connect to anything

    - Syncterm via Meatlotion's installer script - installs and can connect but crashes after the login screen of (e.g.) Magnum BBS with a font
    render error

    - Icyterm via source - refuses to run due to some random type conversion error

    - Icyterm via .deb download - similar to above but with a different type

    Can anyone recommend me a terminal that works on current Linux setups
    and does 80x25 full screen, ideally with a VGA font like MuffinTerm does?

    This is the last position I expected to be in, I thought I'd have loads
    of options!

    I have an X11 version of SyncTERM 1.6b compiled and running on my Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS x86_64. I'll put it up for download on Madman BBS. Look for it in the BBS Utilities dir.

    syncterm_lnx86.zip
    SyncTERM 1.6b - X11
    Precompiled SynchTERM 1.6b for Linux.
    Compiled on Ubuntu 24.04.3 x86_64.

    "Amy Pond, there's something you better understand about me 'cause it's
    important, and one day your life may depend upon it. I am definitely a Mad
    Man with a Blue Box."
    .oO Madman with a Blue Box BBS Oo.oO madmanbbs.ddns.net Oo.

    ... I don't want to go!

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  • From Bob Worm@21:1/205 to Gryphon on Friday, January 16, 2026 21:03:53
    Re: Re: ANSI terminal clients for Linux
    By: Gryphon to Bob Worm on Fri Jan 16 2026 11:09:45

    I have an X11 version of SyncTERM 1.6b compiled and running on my Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS x86_64. I'll put it up for download on Madman BBS. Look for it in the BBS Utilities dir.

    Cheers, Gryphon. It'll be interesting to see if that works on the Mac.

    BobW
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  • From Tanausu M.@21:3/219.1 to Bob Worm on Saturday, January 17, 2026 23:51:24

    Hello Bob!

    15 Dec 25 21:11, you wrote to all:

    I never expected to have such trouble getting others to work, though.
    I'm on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and I've tried:

    You've had quite a few problems with BBS terminals. Besides the ones already mentioned, there's Magiterm, with the source code included on its website, if you need to compile it. Otherwise, as others have recommended, you can use syncterm or icy_term, but in an AppImage, which avoids library issues.

    https://talismanbbs.org/other/



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  • From Bob Worm@21:1/205 to Tanausu M. on Monday, January 19, 2026 20:41:58
    Re: ANSI terminal clients for Linux
    By: Tanausu M. to Bob Worm on Sat Jan 17 2026 23:51:24

    Hi, Tanausu M.
    You've had quite a few problems with BBS terminals. Besides the ones already mentioned, there's Magiterm, with the source code included on its website, if you need to compile it. Otherwise, as others have recommended, you can use syncterm or icy_term, but in an AppImage, which avoids library issues.

    Thanks for the tips - I will give those a bash next!

    Have a great day.

    BobW
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