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Get Application Help on IRC Using Hexchat
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) has become a valuable way to get help using Mint. The Hexchat IRC client is preconfigured to join #linuxmint-chat and #linuxmint-help when started. While #linuxmint-help is useful for help when installing mint, getting hardware to work and downloading packages, it is often necessary to get help in channels devoted to individual hardware and software applications.
Connecting to new server in Hexchat:
Click Hexchat in the Menu bar, then Network List, scrolldown to the server you wish to connect to , and click the Connect button. Popular servers are Freenode (irc.freenode.net) and OFTC ( irc.OFTC.net)
Finding a channel for help with an application:
Once connected to a server, click Server, in the menu bar, List of channels. You can then search for channels that might be associated.with what you need help with.
Joining a channel once connected to server.
In the text box type: /join #channel.
Some help channels on freenode include:
Wine: #winehq
Virtualization : #vbox. #vmware, #qemu, ##xen
Sound: #alsa and #pulseaudio , #videolan(vlc) , #clementine, #exaile
Video drivers: #nvidia, #ati , #radeon, #amdgpu, #intel-gfx also ask on #xorg
Games : #ubuntu-steam, #minecraft
Programming languages; #gcc, ##php, ##python, ##c++, ##java - many more
Webserver: #httpd (apache), #lighttpd
Desktop: #xfce, #kde, #lxde, #conky, #docky, #mate
Using the command line: ##linux, #bash
Kernel issues: ##kernel
Networking: #networking, #netfilter, #samba, #linux-wireless
torrrents: #deluge, #transmission
Printing and scanning: #cups, #sane
Web Browsers: #chromium #opera #firefox
Tags: IRC Hexchat freenode OFTC
Created: 4 years ago.
Last edited: 3 months ago.
Reviewed: 4 years ago.
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| Comments | |||
| 1 year ago |
dinotab |
/join #xfce |
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| 1 year ago |
dinotab |
/join | |
| 1 year ago |
boss4u |
/join #channel | |
| 1 year ago |
tyga |
/join #vmware | |
| 2 years ago |
 MagicMint |
This might be useful, just in case… | |
| 4 years ago |
 sujitnag |
good | |
| 4 years ago |
 chassum |
short & sweet :) | |