Join the LinuxDojo Community!
Connect with fellow Linux enthusiasts, ask questions, share your knowledge, and hang out with us on Internet Relay Chat (IRC). IRC is a real-time text protocol that has been a cornerstone of the open-source community for decades.
Our Own IRC Network
We’re running our own secure IRC network just for the LinuxDojo community. Join us directly on our server:
Network: LinuxDojoNet
Server: irc.linuxdojo.org
Port: 6697 (SSL only)
Channel: #linuxdojo
Secure, auto-cloaking enabled.
Find Us on Libera.Chat
We actively hang out on Libera.Chat, a popular IRC network for open-source projects. Come say hello!
Network: Libera.Chat
Server: irc.libera.chat
Port: 6697 (SSL/TLS) or 6667 (plain)
Channel: #linuxdojo
Click the channel link to open your default IRC client (if configured).
Recommended Open-Source IRC Clients for Linux
To join us and other communities, you’ll need an IRC client. Here are solid open-source options, from GUI to terminal:
Konversation
A user-friendly, full-featured graphical IRC client for KDE (works fine elsewhere), with SSL support and a clean UI.
HexChat
Popular GTK client (XChat fork). Highly customizable, multiple networks, scripting, and cross-platform.
WeeChat
Lightweight, fast, and extensible terminal IRC client with plugins/scripts and optional web frontends.
Irssi
Powerful terminal client favored for robustness; highly configurable via configs and Perl scripts.
Quassel IRC
Modern, cross-platform, distributed client with a core/client model so you can stay online 24/7.