IRC Driven

#1

#linux

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Welcome to #linux! New community Code of Conduct and Staff Application form: https://linux.chat/news -- Forum: https://linux.forum -- Pastebin: https://paste.linux.chat/ -- Mastodon: https://linux.social/invite/zc2Gj5r8 -- Need an op? !ops <reason> or join #linux-ops

#2

#kde

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Please follow our code of conduct: https://kde.org/code-of-conduct. State your distribution and Plasma version when asking questions. Non Help/Support discussions in #kde-offtopic.

#3

#archlinux

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Welcome to Arch Linux, https://archlinux.org | Rules: https://coc.archlinux.org | Pastebins: !paste | Keyring problems? pacman -Sy archlinux-keyring && pacman -Su | Ongoing DDoS , be patient: https://status.archlinux.org

#4

#libera

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Welcome to Libera.Chat support | (Still) Happy Pride! | Not for politics, IRC drama, cryptocurrency, ban appeals, etc. | FAQ and guides: https://libera.chat/guides/faq | Need to PM staff? Find on-call staff with "/stats p" | Finding channels: https://libera.chat/guides/findingchannels | Advice for helpers: https://libera.chat/guides/helpers

#5

#python

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#6

#debian

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Debian 13.3 "trixie" released! /msg dpkg trixie | oldstable, Debian 12.13 "bookworm" /msg dpkg bookworm | Debian 11 "bullseye" is LTS /msg dpkg bullseye | Debian 9, 10 commercial Extended LTS support: /msg dpkg elts | NO FLOOD: /msg dpkg paste | offtopic: #debian-offtopic | testing/unstable: #debian-next @irc.oftc.net | Community expectations: https://deb.li/conduct

#7

##rust

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Unofficial channel for the Rust programming language | Don't ask to ask, just ask! | Code of conduct: https://rust-lang.org/policies/code-of-conduct | Playground: https://play.rust-lang.org | evalr: «code» to run Rust code | Other chat/help venues: https://rust-lang.org/community | Moderation concerns: ##rust-ops | Offtopic chatter: ##rust-offtopic

#8

#security

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Computer, Network & Physical Security | Don't ask to ask - Include your threat model https://ssd.eff.org/module/your-security-plan | FDE isn't everything https://0pointer.net/blog/authenticated-boot-and-disk-encryption-on-linux.html

#9

#lobsters

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Lobsters: a computing-focused discussion community. Our channel bot is mockturtle, don't post logs without permission, https://lobste.rs/chat for more info.

#10

#ubuntu

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Official Ubuntu Support Channel | IRC Guidelines: https://ubottu.com/y/gl | #ubuntu supports Ubuntu and official flavors; versions 25.10, 24.04, 22.04. #ubuntu-next for 26.04 | Unofficial derivatives: Use your distro's support channel, not here | IRC info: https://ubottu.com/y/irc | Pastes to https://bpa.st | Download: https://ubottu.com/y/dl

#11

#gentoo

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#12

#emacs

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#13

#c

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#14

#networking

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Computer Networking | If you have a question, just ask it | Don't be a dick, harshing the vibes will get you a time-out | More than two lines? Paste at http://pastie.org/

#15

##programming

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Programming/Computer Science Discussion & Community Chat | Be respectful and friendly. Full channel rules: https://libera-programming.github.io | Put pastes in a pastebin, e.g. https://bpaste.net https://ideone.com

#16

##chat

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Welcome to ##chat, a social and offtopic channel for sensible conversations. Mind the language. | THIS IS A POLITICS-FREE ZONE! You have been warned. | Rules: https://pastebin.com/raw/ntTcx2xb | We reserve the right to remove annoying people | Free Speech: https://xkcd.com/1357/ | Operators can be found in ##chat-ops

#17

#bash

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#18

#fedora

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Fedora Linux F42 and F43 end-user support || Nobara not supported || Please READ: https://tinyurl.com/Fchanfaq || Common bugs: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/tags/c/ask/common-issues/82/none/f43/ || Only Use Fedora, rpmfusion and Copr Repos || IRC Feedback: https://tinyurl.com/fedoraircsig || Updated F43 Live isos: https://tinyurl.com/Live-respins

#19

#openbsd

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Unofficial OpenBSD support channel; try to stay on topic | https://www.openbsd.org | https://www.openbsd.org/faq | Read These Fine Manual Pages (we can help find the right one): https://man.openbsd.org/ | Can't speak? https://libera.chat/guides/registration | 3+ line pastes? termbin.com, bpa.st, et al | No politics, etc.

#20

#hardware

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For all your computer hardware & adjacent questions. | Be respectful, no religion, politics, cryptocurrency talk, unfair discrimination, etc. | LLMs are not a replacement for proper research | Rules & Resources @ https://hardware.chat/ | Admin problems? #hardware-ops | Offtopic? #hardware-offtopic

#21

#git

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Welcome to #git, we like graphs | Current stable version: 2.53.0 | First visit? https://gitirc.eu | This channel is logged: https://gitirc.eu/log

#22

#go-nuts

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#23

#freebsd

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Have fun, be civilized, respect each other | /join #freebsd-ops for help | FreeBSD Live: #freebsd-pulse

#24

#postgresql

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Latest minor versions: 18.2 17.8 16.12 15.16 14.21 || Don't ask to ask; just ask! || NO AI/LLM QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS ALLOWED || Paste: type ??paste for list || Docs: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/ || Off topic? #postgresql-lounge || CoC: https://www.postgresql.org/about/policies/coc

#25

#thelounge

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👋 The Lounge — Modern web IRC client designed for self-hosting | Latest release: v4.4.3 | https://thelounge.chat | Looking for general chatter? Hop into #thelounge-offtopic

#26

#weechat

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https://weechat.org/ | Latest stable version: 4.8.1 | English support channel, *ONLY* about WeeChat software | Please read docs before asking! | Bug reports are welcome ONLY for latest stable or devel | Off-topic chan: #weechat-offtopic | PGP key fingerprint (downloads): A9AB 5AB7 78FA 5C35 22FD 0378 F82F 4B16 DEC4 08F8

#27

#wireguard

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#28

#vim

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#29

#kde-new-contributors

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#30

#nixos

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✨ NixOS 25.11 Xantusia ✨ || https://nixos.org || Download: https://nixos.org/download/ || We're also on Matrix: #space:nixos.org

#31

#znc

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ZNC 1.10.1: https://wiki.znc.in/ChangeLog/1.10.1 | https://znc.in/nightly | https://github.com/znc/znc | Development at #znc-dev | don't randomly PM people

#32

#docker

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#33

#ansible

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https://docs.ansible.com * latest releases: ansible-core 2.20.2, 2.19.6, 2.18.13; ansible 13.3.0; ansible 2.9 is EOL 💀 https://groups.google.com/g/ansible-announce/c/kegIH5_okmg/

#34

#neovim

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neovim is a great text editor | https://neovim.io | https://github.com/sponsors/neovim | Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#neovim:matrix.org

#35

##math

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Just ask your question (and show your work)! | LaTeX pastebin: https://maths.serveur.io/ | LaTeX symbol lookup: http://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html | Further info: https://libera-math.github.io/ | Related channels: ##math-offtopic, ##physics, ##statistics | Need an op? ##math-ops | LLMs like ChatGPT and their output are off-topic for ##math.

#36

##electronics

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http://electronicschat.org | Introductory electronics eBook: http://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/ | Battery information: http://batteryuniversity.com/ | Soldering: http://tinyurl.com/y8p8lfp9 | Welcome to electronics! | <Viper-7> i know feng shui, chai tea, and 47 other types of kung fu |<djph>ThePendulum: enough pressure, the plastic will snap over the balls

#37

#zig

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zig programming language | https://ziglang.org | be excellent to each other

#38

#hamradio

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Welcome to #hamradio! Grab a rig and say hi! || Check out #hamradio-social if there is no chatter here || Please read the entry message || qsl is our channel bot || Channel stats: https://bit.ly/hamradiostats || NO POLITICS! || We are looking for a domain name for our channel. Suggestions? -> #hamradio-webpage

#39

#haskell

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#40

#raspberrypi

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not even the Unofficial RaspberryPi IRC channel, not even "Blessed" by the Foundation. Note: Family Friendly chat please. Rules: https://goo.gl/h5qPhz Pi Stock: https://rpilocator.com/?instock

#41

#c++

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Standard C++ specifications and code. || Current standard: ISO/IEC 14882:2024 (a.k.a. C++24) || https://isocpp.org/faq || pastes: https://godbolt.org || stats/logs: https://i.pjj.cc/lb || other channels: #c++-general #c++-basic #c++-social #geordi

#42

##proxmox

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Unofficial Proxmox Channel | PVE Docs: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs | PVE Wiki: https://pve.proxmox.com | PVE YouTube: https://youtube.com/ProxmoxVE | Discord: https://discord.gg/MBsjfHzRQB | Anything Proxmox related including Backup Server, Mail Gateway and Virtual Environment software can be discussed here! | Windows guest issues? Try our sister channel... ##windowsnorules

#43

#sway

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sway - https://swaywm.org/ - RTFM - Stick around a while, your question might not be answered immediately - Do not paste logs here, use a pastebin like https://paste.sr.ht

#44

#soju

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soju IRC bouncer - https://soju.im

#45

#systemd

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Version v259 released | Online resources https://systemd.io/

#46

#archlinux-offtopic

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Welcome to the new, old #aot | Rules: https://coc.archlinux.org | =^.^= https://0x0.st/XRLs.jpeg | also watch https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zm88IClw0vM

#47

#guix

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#48

#voidlinux

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The Void Linux distribution https://www.voidlinux.org || images: https://repo-default.voidlinux.org/live/current || Getting Started: https://docs.voidlinux.org/xbps/ && https://docs.voidlinux.org/config/services/

#49

#gentoo-chat

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Happy New Year! | Rules: https://gentoo-chat.org | ##notgentoo-idlerpg for classic Idle RPG fun with fellow Gentoo users | sometimes the USB is serial | It is called "merge" requests, not "Problem Report", for a reason

#50

#kde-devel

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Release Schedules: http://is.gd/H9mskw | Dev wiki: http://community.kde.org/ | Git: http://invent.kde.org | Newcomers, please read and follow the "Get involved" guide before asking questions here: https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/development