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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ubuntu has moved its IRC infrastructure from Freenode to the new Libera Chat platform, following changes to the management of the Freenode company.
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.
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.
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 […]
Smuxi, the multi-platform IRC client, has been updated and refreshed with a new look. Read on to see what's new and improved.
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...
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.