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Alpine Linux has registered the following channels on the [https://www.oftc.net/ OFTC] IRC network:
Alpine Linux has registered the following channels on the [https://www.oftc.net/ OFTC] IRC network:
;[ircs://irc.oftc.net/alpine-linux #alpine-linux]
;[ircs://irc.oftc.net/alpine-linux #alpine-linux]
: For general discussion and quick support questions.
: For general discussion and quick support questions.
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;[ircs://irc.oftc.net/alpine-security #alpine-security]
;[ircs://irc.oftc.net/alpine-security #alpine-security]
: For discussion of Alpine Linux Security and the Team.
: For discussion of Alpine Linux Security and the Team.
[https://irclogs.alpinelinux.org IRC Logs - Archived IRC messages]


Feel free to join and chat! Please be patient when asking questions, it may take a while for someone to answer.
Feel free to join and chat! Please be patient when asking questions, it may take a while for someone to answer.
== IRC logs ==
Archived IRC messages are maintained by at https://irclogs.alpinelinux.org.
{{Tip| To search the contents of the IRC archive from your favourite search engine, append '''site:irclogs.alpinelinux.org''' before your search string.}}


== New to IRC? ==
== New to IRC? ==
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== Clients ==
== Clients ==


There are several free IRC clients available. Here are some popular clients:
There are several free IRC clients available in Alpine Linux. Here are some popular clients:


* [https://irssi.org/ Irssi]
* [https://irssi.org/ Irssi]  
* [https://weechat.org/ WeeChat]
* [https://weechat.org/ WeeChat]  
* [https://hexchat.github.io/ HexChat]
* [https://hexchat.github.io/ HexChat]
* [http://www.eterna.com.au/ircii/ ircII]
* [http://www.eterna23.net/ircii/ ircii]
* [https://pidgin.im/ Pidgin]
* [https://pidgin.im/ Pidgin]


Also see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients Wikipedia's comparison of IRC clients].
Also see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients Wikipedia's comparison of IRC clients].

Revision as of 04:49, 21 February 2025

Channels

Alpine Linux has registered the following channels on the OFTC IRC network:

#alpine-linux
For general discussion and quick support questions.
#alpine-devel
For discussion of Alpine Linux development and developer support.
#alpine-docs
For discussion of Alpine Linux documentation.
#alpine-offtopic
For general chitchat.
#alpine-cloud
For discussion of Alpine Linux Cloud images.
#alpine-commits
Bot posts information about commits and builds in this channel.
#alpine-infra
For discussion of Alpine Linux Infrastructure and the Team.
#alpine-security
For discussion of Alpine Linux Security and the Team.

Feel free to join and chat! Please be patient when asking questions, it may take a while for someone to answer.

IRC logs

Archived IRC messages are maintained by at https://irclogs.alpinelinux.org.

Tip: To search the contents of the IRC archive from your favourite search engine, append site:irclogs.alpinelinux.org before your search string.

New to IRC?

If you are new to IRC and would like to try it out in your browser, see OFTC Web IRC. Make sure you specify one of the above channels when you connect.

Also see Wikipedia's IRC tutorial.

Clients

There are several free IRC clients available in Alpine Linux. Here are some popular clients:

Also see Wikipedia's comparison of IRC clients.