More posts about “IRC”

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Confirmed: Ubuntu Dev Discussions Moving to Matrix

Ubuntu’s key developers have agreed to switch to Matrix as the primary platform for real-time development communications involving the distro. From March, Matrix will replace IRC as the place where critical Ubuntu development conversations, requests, […]

29 January 2025

Ubuntu Devs Debate Moving from IRC to Matrix

Ubuntu is mulling a switch to Matrix from IRC to handle real-time discussions from its key development teams. Canonical’s Robie Basak has begun a discussion on the Ubuntu Developer Mailing list regarding a potential switch, […]

21 January 2025

Linux Mint 22 Will Include Preinstalled App for Matrix

Linux Mint 22 will include a Matrix web client preinstalled when released later this year. The IRC-based desktop chat app Linux Mint has been building, Jargonaut, to replace Hexchat and provide real-time communication for its […]

30 April 2024
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Linux Mint is Building a New Desktop Chat App

A new IRC client (but don’t call it an IRC client) is being developed by Linux Mint. The Ubuntu-based distro currently includes Hexchat in its default software set. IRC isn’t as trendy as Discord or […]

6 March 2024

Final Release of Popular Open-Source IRC Client

The open-source IRC client HexChat has announced its final ever release. HexChat 2.16.2 arrives with a small selection of bug fixes and new features for its long-standing fans to enjoy, but also bad news: after […]

19 February 2024

Ubuntu Ditches Freenode, Moves IRC Channels Elsewhere

Ubuntu has moved its IRC infrastructure from Freenode to the new Libera Chat platform, following changes to the management of the Freenode company.

26 May 2021
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Srain is a New GTK IRC Client for Linux Desktops

Srain is a modern GTK IRC client for Linux desktops. Sporting a well designed UI, the app makes chats and channels easier to access, join, and read.

1 March 2020

Desktop IRC App Smuxi Tweaks Layout, Adds Scripting Support

With Christmas being a time for the coming together of friends and family it's an apt time for Smuxi, the popular cross-platform desktop IRC client, to push out a new release.

24 December 2013

‘Polari’ – An Awesome New IRC App for GNOME

You have to hand it to the GNOME designers and developers: their work in creating a coherent, integrated set of apps for the desktop is showing true promise.  In fact, they’ve barely sat still over […]

15 October 2013

Smuxi IRC App Update Adds Improved Look, New Features

Smuxi, the multi-platform IRC client, has been updated and refreshed with a new look. Read on to see what's new and improved.

23 June 2013
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Smuxi IRC Client Pushes Out New Update

I need to confess: it's been a while since I last wrote about the (frankly awesome) IRC client Smuxi. But today sees Smuxi push out a new bug-fix update to its 0.8.10 release thus giving me an ideal opportunity to make up for my faux pas. So below I present a quick recap of the features of the new stuff, and the important details how to get it all...

23 August 2012
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Facebook Chat, New Features Land in Latest Release of Smuxi IRC App

Smuxi, my personal favourite IRC client, has a new release available. It adds a number of new features that make it capable of pleasing the most ardent of IRC users.

14 January 2012