Category: Irc

  • Linux Mint 22 to Feature Preinstalled Matrix App

    Linux Mint 22 to Feature Preinstalled Matrix App

    Linux Mint 22 will include a Matrix web client preinstalled when released later this year. The IRC-based desktop chat app that Linux Mint has been building, named Jargonaut, intended to replace Hexchat and provide real-time communication for its users, will not be included anymore (the status of its future development is uncertain). What caused the…

  • Introducing Linux Mint’s Upcoming New Desktop Chat App

    Introducing Linux Mint’s Upcoming 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 Telegram but it is a free, open standard that no single entity controls, is relatively low-bandwidth, interoperable, and efficient. But…

  • Announcement of the Final Release from Leading Open-Source IRC Client

    Announcement of the Final Release from Leading 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 almost 12 years of continued development the party is over. “This will be the last release I make of HexChat,”…