[Tfug] Mini IRC How-to

[Nate]

I used to use BitchX, but then I found irssi and haven't gone back.

http://www.irssi.org/

http://www.irssi.org/documentation includes a Startup HOWTO.

Just aptitude install it.  The panacea is irssi + screen on a server so
you can connect to your client from anywhere (including internet kiosks
that allow java ssh clients) and you never miss out on the conversation.

And of course if you're terminal-challenged, X-Chat isn't too bad.

Nate

On 01/17/2009 12:05 PM, Jordan Aberle wrote:
> *At the last meeting I had a request for an IRC crash course. 
> *IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat, it has been around since 1988. 
> *It is one of the best resources to find instant help for linux/unix
> problems. 
> *This document is step by step howto join your first linux help channel!
> 
> *This document assumes you are already running a linux or unix
> distribution. 
> 
> *Download an irc client, there are many out there but for this example
> we are going to use "BitchX".
> *Let's stick with precompiled binaries, if you want to compile from
> *source just go to www.bitchx.com <http://www.bitchx.com> and download
> the source version.
> *Open up a terminal window and type:
> wget http://www.bitchx.com/download/BitchX-1.1-final-linux.tar.gz
> 
> *uncompress the package.
> tar -zxvf BitchX-1.1-final-linux.tar.gz
> 
> *Move the binaries to the /usr/bin directory
> mv wserv scr-bx BitchX /usr/bin
> 
> *If you are using Ubuntu or logged on as a normal user don't forget to
> use sudo.
> sudo mv wserv scr-bx BitchX /usr/bin
> 
> *Time to run our BitchX client and connect to a server!  Please do not
> run BitchX as root, use a normal user account.
> BitchX irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>
> 
> *You should be connected to the server at this point.  Time to talk
> about linux!
> /join #linux                  
> 
> *You are now in the generic linux channel, feel free to join other
> channels.  Try your favorite distribution!  Examples: #gentoo #fedora
> /join #Tfug
> 
> *To leave a channel type:
> /part #channelname
> 
> *If you are in multiple channels you must switch between them to type in
> that channel:
> Ctrl + X
> 
> *Quit
> /quit
> 
> *If you are running X there is a gui version out there called xchat
> (http://www.xchat.org)
> *Many distributions come with xchat already installed, or easily
> installable using the package manager.
> *For Windows users you can use the Mirc client (http://www.mirc.com/)
> 
> *If you have problems feel free to email me,
> *jordan.aberle at gmail.com <mailto:jordan.aberle at gmail.com>
> 
> 
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