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Thraeryn · 06-05-2003, 01:34 AM

I'm not sure if this is a repost; if it is, I apologize, but my search didn't turn up anything.

I'd like some opinions on favorite chat/IRC programs for linux. I've been using Trillian in Windows and am fairly fond of it; something that runs in the same vein would be nice. Different styles of programs are okay, too! Just let me know what you use and why, and perhaps show me where to get it.

Thanks!

yotta · 06-05-2003, 01:59 AM

I use gaim for instant messaging, and X-Chat for IRC. gaim is an all-in one program, but it's not quite as pretty as trillan.

SecretMethod70 · 06-05-2003, 02:34 AM

Gaim - http://gaim.sf.net - it comes with most major distributions, but you should probably get the most recent version from their site - MANY improvements lately

You can use it for Chat and IRC, but I do prefer XChat - www.xchat.org - for IRC.

Besides, we have a Gaim developer as a TFP member, so you better use it!

Krycheck · 06-05-2003, 06:56 AM

Gaim and X-Chat all the way

Peetster · 06-05-2003, 07:01 AM

Yup, another happy X-Chat user.

A great place for linux code is http://freshmeat.net

Thraeryn · 06-05-2003, 07:54 AM

Sounds like GAIM is the winner for IMs. I did upgrade the version that comes with RH 8.0 and it's looking good.

I have yet to try to download XChat.

SecretMethod70 · 06-05-2003, 12:41 PM

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Originally posted by Thraeryn
Sounds like GAIM is the winner for IMs. I did upgrade the version that comes with RH 8.0 and it's looking good. I have yet to try to download XChat.

I'll say it for ChipX86 (our resident Gaim developer) so perhaps he can not waste the time doing so himself - it's Gaim or gaim, but not GAIM or gAIM. Legal reasons.

Glad you like it - they do some pretty awesome work

oblar · 06-05-2003, 01:55 PM

yeah, definatley go gaim for x im's.. and x-chat for x irc..

if you go console then I am not sure if gaim does console work, but epic4 and bitchx are good irc console clients... and if you look there are aim/icq clients for console as well

Thraeryn · 06-06-2003, 05:21 AM

I actually didn't have to d/l x-chat at all, it was part of the RH 8 install. Been using it for the past few days, and it works pretty well.

And I'll know about Gaim from now on.

smooth · 06-06-2003, 03:49 PM

I like irssi for backup and x-chat for usual.

You can keep using trillian in linux, though.

SecretMethod70 · 06-06-2003, 05:05 PM

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Originally posted by smooth
You can keep using trillian in linux, though.

Why would you want to though? You can use the program that has the ability to connect to Yahoo and wrote it themselves, or you can use the program that uses the first program's code to connect to yahoo and has never given them credit for it.

Not to mention the Gaim team is made of innovators. They were the first to bring us tabbed IMing among many other cool things. ("us" being people in general, not just Linux users)

Thraeryn · 06-06-2003, 08:03 PM

Y'know, the more I use Gaim, the more I grow to appreciate it. The only thing I miss from Trillian is the transparency. Everything else is there!

Antagony · 06-06-2003, 09:01 PM

irssi is the best linux IRC client, hands down. It's not an X application, but you can still make it relatively pretty with a good X terminal.

irssi irssi irsssi

And for AIM/ICQ/etc Gaim Gaim Gaim

irssi

irssi

Empty_One · 06-06-2003, 10:54 PM

gotta go with gaim for IM, and either BitchX of irssi for irc.

For a console app that does IM, try pork

smooth · 06-07-2003, 03:35 PM

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Originally posted by Empty_One
For a console app that does IM, try pork

lol, what about us kosher dudes?

ChipX86 · 06-08-2003, 10:29 PM

Ooh, if you're using Gaim that comes with RH8, go grab the newest RPM on http://gaim.sf.net/. That one with RH8 was part of the 0.59.x series. Almost all of the code and all of the UI has been rewritten in 0.60, and we're now up to 0.64. Give it a shot

0.65 will be very cool. I'm rewriting the internals and several UI elements. Core/UI-split goodness!

Thraeryn · 06-09-2003, 07:58 AM

I did get the latest Gaim after finding that the RH 8 version didn't support Y!

The new changes sound like good stuff! I'm sure you'll let us all know when it's released.

ChipX86 · 06-09-2003, 02:01 PM

Will do. Our release cycle is every 2 weeks on a Thursday, so you can look for it around then. The windows version typically comes out a day or two after that. However, this release is different. So many things have changed, that it'll likely be a week or two late.

06-05-2003, 01:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Thraeryn Loser	Chat program for Linux. I'm not sure if this is a repost; if it is, I apologize, but my search didn't turn up anything. I'd like some opinions on favorite chat/IRC programs for linux. I've been using Trillian in Windows and am fairly fond of it; something that runs in the same vein would be nice. Different styles of programs are okay, too! Just let me know what you use and why, and perhaps show me where to get it. Thanks!

06-05-2003, 01:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
yotta Irresponsible	I use gaim for instant messaging, and X-Chat for IRC. gaim is an all-in one program, but it's not quite as pretty as trillan. __________________ I am Jack's signature.

06-05-2003, 02:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Gaim - http://gaim.sf.net - it comes with most major distributions, but you should probably get the most recent version from their site - MANY improvements lately You can use it for Chat and IRC, but I do prefer XChat - www.xchat.org - for IRC. Besides, we have a Gaim developer as a TFP member, so you better use it! __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

06-05-2003, 06:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
Krycheck Sultana ruined my evil persona Location: Los Angeles	Gaim and X-Chat all the way __________________ His pants are tight...but his morals are loose!!

06-05-2003, 01:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
oblar Über-Rookie Location: No longer, D.C	yeah, definatley go gaim for x im's.. and x-chat for x irc.. if you go console then I am not sure if gaim does console work, but epic4 and bitchx are good irc console clients... and if you look there are aim/icq clients for console as well __________________ "All that we can do is just survive. .All that we can do to help ourselves is stay alive." - Rush

06-05-2003, 07:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
Peetster Right Now Location: Home	Yup, another happy X-Chat user. A great place for linux code is http://freshmeat.net

06-05-2003, 07:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Thraeryn Loser	Sounds like GAIM is the winner for IMs. I did upgrade the version that comes with RH 8.0 and it's looking good. I have yet to try to download XChat.

06-06-2003, 05:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Thraeryn Loser	I actually didn't have to d/l x-chat at all, it was part of the RH 8 install. Been using it for the past few days, and it works pretty well. And I'll know about Gaim from now on.

06-06-2003, 03:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
smooth Junkie Location: Right here	I like irssi for backup and x-chat for usual. You can keep using trillian in linux, though. __________________ "The theory of a free press is that truth will emerge from free discussion, not that it will be presented perfectly and instantly in any one account." -- Walter Lippmann "You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists." -- Abbie Hoffman

06-06-2003, 08:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
Thraeryn Loser	Y'know, the more I use Gaim, the more I grow to appreciate it. The only thing I miss from Trillian is the transparency. Everything else is there!

06-06-2003, 09:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
Antagony Psychopathic Akimbo Action Pirate Location: ...between Christ and Belial.	irssi is the best linux IRC client, hands down. It's not an X application, but you can still make it relatively pretty with a good X terminal. irssi irssi irsssi And for AIM/ICQ/etc Gaim Gaim Gaim irssi irssi __________________ On the outside I'm jazz, but my soul is rock and roll. Sleep is a waste of time. Join the Insomniac Club. "GYOH GWAH-DAH GREH BLAAA! SROH WIH DIH FLIH RYOHH!!" - The Locust

06-06-2003, 10:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
Empty_One Addict Location: Milwaukee, WI	gotta go with gaim for IM, and either BitchX of irssi for irc. For a console app that does IM, try pork

06-08-2003, 10:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
ChipX86 Tilted	Ooh, if you're using Gaim that comes with RH8, go grab the newest RPM on http://gaim.sf.net/. That one with RH8 was part of the 0.59.x series. Almost all of the code and all of the UI has been rewritten in 0.60, and we're now up to 0.64. Give it a shot 0.65 will be very cool. I'm rewriting the internals and several UI elements. Core/UI-split goodness!

06-09-2003, 07:58 AM	#17 (permalink)
Thraeryn Loser	I did get the latest Gaim after finding that the RH 8 version didn't support Y! The new changes sound like good stuff! I'm sure you'll let us all know when it's released.

06-09-2003, 02:01 PM	#18 (permalink)
ChipX86 Tilted	Will do. Our release cycle is every 2 weeks on a Thursday, so you can look for it around then. The windows version typically comes out a day or two after that. However, this release is different. So many things have changed, that it'll likely be a week or two late.