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HexChat is an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for Unix systems and Windows that is highly scriptable with Python, Lua, and Perl. HexChat is forked from the discontinued open-source IRC client XChat.

HexChat is an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for Unix systems and Windows that is highly scriptable with Python, Lua, and Perl. HexChat is forked from the discontinued open-source IRC client XChat.

HexChat can be installed via community-maintained repositories, Flatpak, or Snap here.

HexChat on Github

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How do I connect to Libera.Chat with HexChat?

Libera.Chat has arrived and marketed itself as the successor to Freenode: We’re excited to announce the launch of Libera.Chat, and welcome you to a next-generation IRC network for free and open source software projects and similarly-spirited…
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How do I get Hexchat to start with and show a system tray icon on Ubuntu 18.04?

How do I get Hexchat to show a system tray icon on Ubuntu 18.04? I have tried to launch with 'hexchat --minimize=2', and tried to find a way to enable the system tray in Settings -> Preferences -> Alerts where the option should be available.It is…
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How can I make Hexchat default all its channels to "Hide Join/Part Messages"?

How can I make Hexchat default all its channels to "Hide Join/Part Messages"? I hate having to select it manually, and the settings do not seem to save when I close hexchat. Is there any way I can configure it so it defaults all channels I join to…
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How can I start Hexchat minimized with the main window hidden?

I added Hexchat IRC client to my startup applications. After logging into my session, it shows the main window which I would like to automatically hide and minimize it to its tray icon.
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Hexchat not in the gnome topbar

when I used xfce and hexchat I always saw a small icon on the top when hexchat was open. I switched to Ubuntu (Gnome) 18.04 yesterday and I don’t see it on the topbar. Why ?
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Hexchat connects and drops repeatedly... new user, what am I doing wrong?

It goes through a bunch of text over and over again, ending in this: " Version: TLSv1/SSLv3, cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256 bits) * Connected. Now logging in. * *** Looking up your hostname... * *** Checking Ident * *** Found your…
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compilation terminated: How to install FiSHLiM on Ubuntu and Debian

How do I install fishlim? thufir@dur:~$ thufir@dur:~$ sudo apt install build-essential libglib2.0-dev libssl-dev Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Suggested packages: libglib2.0-doc…
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