for debian 13.1 xfce
I liked hexchat due to its ample customization possibilities.
What do you use that’s maintained and why?
Irssi - used it first in college and never looked for anything else
I still use hexchat, it works fine.
If Hexchat is in Trixie repository (which seem to be the case) it will be maintained across its lifecycle which will be a couple of years. If you’re fine with receiving security patches only, then there is no need to swap the client. As for myself I’ll stick to Hexchat as well for the time being since it just works.
Weechat.
Or if you’re feeling nastalgic, BitchX.
Or if you want to be more modern, Matrix with the mautrix-signal bridge and Element as a client. This is what I do so I can combine all my chat apps into one.
I still use hexchat… suppose i shouldn’t since it’s not being updated anymore. But, I’ve tried a bunch and it’s the only one i like.
It will probably keep working fine for years. Eventually some dependency will become incompatible and it will no longer build though.
Most IRC users these days selfhost https://thelounge.chat/
Most? Is that based on the results of a survey or something?
It is based on what I’ve seen lately when I look at /whois. It is not meant to be ground truth, I use it myself and my friends have recommended it to me
Never heard of it
I no longer use IRC; when I did, I used KVIrc near the end, which seems to still be getting releases.
I type really fast into a telnet session like the good lord intended!
Pong irc.2600.net
Awww. Hexchat is dead?? NO! I don’t use IRC anymore, but when i did, one of the first things i’d install on a new install was Hexchat.
I recently started using Halloy and really like it
When I last needed to get on IRC I used pidgin, because it’s what worked.
I use catgirl
Hexchat dead? I just checked on Sid and it’s available. Heck, I forgot I had it installed.
Doesnt thunderbird have irc integration?
I know it has matrix and it was terrible last I tried.
I love that IRC still exists and always intend to setup an IRC situation but have not in years
