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Smuxi IRC client – which impressed us considerably in our previous review – has released a new version packed with updates and fixes.
Smuxi 0.7.2, codenamed ‘Lovegood’, sees 32 bug fixes and 17 new features some of which are: –
- file logging
- configurable highlight words
- fully customizable filters to ignore messages or events
- markerlines which device old messages from new messages
- enhanced network status
- window title format
- extended CTCP support
- Fixed messages sometimes sent to the wrong network
- Fixed numerous twitter feature issues
- New translations
Full list of fixes n’ features can be gawped at on Smuxi’s roadmap @ smuxi.org/versions/show/12
Download
You know the drill by now: Smuxi has a PPA (Jaunty through Lucid) and you should add and install the IRC client this way to ensure you stay up-to-date with the latest fixes and features.
Open a terminal and paste the following two lines to install Smuxi:-
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:meebey/ppa
- sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install smuxi