Windows install

1 Double click the roxirc-20-install.exe file
2 Choose the optional scripts that you would like installed
3 Choose the install directory
4 Edit the config in the install directory or by using the start menu shortcut
5 Run RoxIRC with either the start menu shortcut or the shortcut named RoxIRC in the install directory

Unix install (Installer script)

1 Unpack the tarball. tar -xzvf roxirc-2.0.tar.gz or gzcat roxirc-2.0.tar.gz | tar -xvf roxirc-2.0.tar
2 Run the installer: cd roxirc-2.0; ./install
3 Choose the optional scripts that you would like installed
4 Choose the install directory
4 Run RoxIRC: roxirc

For instructions on how to install RoxIRC manually without the installer on unix, see below.

Unix site wide install (manual)

1 Unpack the tarball. tar -xzvf roxirc-2.0.tar.gz or gzcat roxirc-2.0.tar.gz | tar -xvf name.tar
2 Move roxirc to /usr/local/bin or wherever your local binaries are kept
3 Move the remaining files to either /usr/local/share/doc/roxirc, /usr/local/doc/roxirc, or /usr/local/roxirc
4 RoxIRC is now installed, you may remove the roxirc-2.0 directory and roxirc-2.0.tar.gz file
5 When run, RoxIRC will create the directory .roxirc under the users home directory and copy the site installed configuration files to it.

Unix single user install (manual)

1 Unpack the tarball. tar -xzvf roxirc-2.0.tar.gz or gzcat roxirc-2.0.tar.gz | tar -xvf name.tar
2 Move roxirc to ~/bin or wherever your user binary directory is located
3 Move the remaining files (except CHANGES and INSTALL) to ~/.roxirc
4 Edit ~/.roxirc/config and ~/.roxirc/menus to your liking
5 RoxIRC is now installed, you may remove the roxirc-2.0 directory and roxirc-2.0.tar.gz file
6 Run roxirc and look through /set for more options, /color to change your colors and /help for help and information