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catprints

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Registered: 2016-11-30

Posts: 145  

your irc client

Actually, I,m looking for suggestions (from experienced people) as to a choice for a reasonably simple and secure irc client.
Searching the web shows a lot of choices. Thanks in advance.

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xunilog

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Registered: 2016-12-05

Posts: 26  

Re: your irc client

You're sticking with IRC? Not interested in tox?
Both the qtox and utox clients are multiplatform https://tox.chat/clients.html

I'm intrigued by tox, have tested both the client apps I mentioned above, but I'm not actively using 'em (nor IRC).

Last edited by xunilog (2016-12-05 18:12:54)

mlsmith

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Registered: 2016-11-25

Posts: 60  

Re: your irc client

I've been using Hexchat for quite a while. Works good for my needs.

catprints

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Registered: 2016-11-30

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Re: your irc client

Thanks people,
xunilog: tox looks more like a private? communications client to me.
Think I'll go with hexchat for a start, irssi, I'll look at too. Appreciate the feedback.

edit: irssi-the clean appearance and lack of distractions ,I find, are appealing to me.

Last edited by catprints (2016-12-07 14:01:04)

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pekman

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Registered: 2017-05-11

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Re: your irc client

Weechat is the best... Whowww.

• * Cli

• * Pluguins

• * Scriptable

Coolll...

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greenjeans

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Re: your irc client

Hexchat here, works great, easy interface.

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malinas

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Registered: 2017-02-21

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Re: your irc client

For a CLI, I'd definitely recommend weechat for the reasons given by pekman, plus sensible defaults (e.g. creates a separate window for each server).

For a GUI, if you only have one computer, Hexchat is definitely the way to go.

If you have several computers on your local network, however, Quassel is worth a try. You can install quassel-core on one machine (for instance a raspberry pi) and use quassel-client from any other machine to access your session. I find it a very interesting alternative to running Hexchat in VNC (or a similar way of keeping a GUI in a remote session).

seeker

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Registered: 2019-02-17

Posts: 23  

Re: your irc client

You're sticking with IRC? Not interested in tox?
Both the qtox and utox clients are multiplatform https://tox.chat/clients.html

I'm intrigued by tox, have tested both the client apps I mentioned above, but I'm not actively using 'em (nor IRC).

Are either of these available through the available packages? I have looked for "qtox" but it is not found in Synaptic. Just using the "tox" keyword does not bring back any names I recognize.

ToxicExMachina

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Registered: 2019-03-11

Posts: 210  

Re: your irc client

You're sticking with IRC? Not interested in tox?
Both the qtox and utox clients are multiplatform https://tox.chat/clients.html

I'm intrigued by tox, have tested both the client apps I mentioned above, but I'm not actively using 'em (nor IRC).

Are either of these available through the available packages? I have looked for "qtox" but it is not found in Synaptic. Just using the "tox" keyword does not bring back any names I recognize.

Tox is dead. I wouldn't recommend to waste time on it. It's insecure and half-working solution. Tox also can't replace IRC.

seeker

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Registered: 2019-02-17

Posts: 23  

Re: your irc client

You're sticking with IRC? Not interested in tox?
Both the qtox and utox clients are multiplatform https://tox.chat/clients.html

I'm intrigued by tox, have tested both the client apps I mentioned above, but I'm not actively using 'em (nor IRC).

Are either of these available through the available packages? I have looked for "qtox" but it is not found in Synaptic. Just using the "tox" keyword does not bring back any names I recognize.

Tox is dead. I wouldn't recommend to waste time on it. It's insecure and half-working solution. Tox also can't replace IRC.

What does everyone recommend as a replacement?

sgage

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Registered: 2016-12-01

Posts: 341  

Re: your irc client

Hexchat is good - relatively full-featured, but easy to use right away.

ToxicExMachina

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Registered: 2019-03-11

Posts: 210  

Re: your irc client

Are either of these available through the available packages? I have looked for "qtox" but it is not found in Synaptic. Just using the "tox" keyword does not bring back any names I recognize.

Tox is dead. I wouldn't recommend to waste time on it. It's insecure and half-working solution. Tox also can't replace IRC.

What does everyone recommend as a replacement?

There is no need to replace Tox. It was defective project from the beginning of development.