What's the best text based IRC client for Linux? reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- antdude · 2022-05-16 16:19 I love BitchX, but it's dead and outdated these days. I can't even compile with SSL with its latest v1.2.1 b419 developer build (git clone). V1.3 doesn't even have a configure! This was in my over week old new Debian bullseye v11.3 installation in a 13 yrs. old PC. I'm trying Irssi, but don't like it so far. :( Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- bongo_kip · 2022-05-16 16:23 TheLounge ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cygfrydd · 2022-05-16 16:53 Give `weechat` a try. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mccobsta · 2022-05-16 17:08 Wee chat or irssi both are soild and loved by their users ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ExBritNStuff · 2022-05-16 18:11 What don’t you like about irssi? It’s been my go to for as long as I can remember, and haven’t found anything I can’t do with it yet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Xsimon47 · 2022-05-16 18:20 TheLounge is not text-based. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- bongo_kip · 2022-05-16 18:21 wdym with text based? its irc, the protocol is literally text based ---------------------------------------------------------------------- scrutinizer80 · 2022-05-16 18:31 irssi is very similar to old BitchX. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gostgoose · 2022-05-16 19:08 TheLounge is not a text-based client. It requires a "modern" web browser and you can't run it from shell. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gostgoose · 2022-05-16 19:09 Weechat is the best. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- bongo_kip · 2022-05-16 19:17 so, text-based is now supposed to mean "it only runs on command line"? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gostgoose · 2022-05-16 19:43 >so, text-based is now supposed to mean "it only runs on command line"? It's not "now" supposed to mean that. That's what it always means when someone asks about a text based **client** as the OP did. The question here is the client, not the underlying protocol. Generally speaking, you could also call it a TUI, [as described on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text-based_user_interface). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- absalom29 · 2022-05-16 20:25 Doing everything with Epic5 (still actively maintained)! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lazy-xo · 2022-05-17 00:03 Someone’s familiar with fundamentals (nice) - imagine browse the RFC library now and again too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lazy-xo · 2022-05-17 00:08 CLI means command line interface - text based like pointed is in the RFC introduction” “The IRC (Internet Relay Chat) protocol has been designed over a number of years for use with text based conferencing” https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1459 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sauerkrause · 2022-05-17 02:58 I love irssi, but I hear weechat is nice too ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gostgoose · 2022-05-18 05:17 We're talking about a client, not the protocol. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lazy-xo · 2022-05-18 07:17 That’s one way look at it. To @bongo_kip ‘s point the protocol itself is completely text based which doesn’t necessarily mean the same thing as command line. So where does something like weechat’s android app fall? It’s not a stand alone client and needs to connect to weechat - have we crossed text based if we’re using a mobile app in that sense? Yeah this was splitting hairs but the “so text-based is now supposed to mean “it only runs on command line” is valid and worth discussing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gostgoose · 2022-05-18 20:02 It might be worth discussing but it doesn't have anything to do with the OP's question. It's very clear what the OP is asking. To suggest a web-based client that will not work in a text-based environment (an SSH session or terminal emulator) is ignoring the question and unhelpful. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lazy-xo · 2022-05-19 17:07 Well I was trying to be helpful, my answer to the original question would be irssi and bounce off znc - znc isn’t a client in the way I think the OP is asking and has a web management component. I don’t know from the question whether the OP is familiar with bouncers / why not use proper computer science terms and definitions? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gostgoose · 2022-05-20 06:48 >I'm trying Irssi, but don't like it so far. :( Per the original post, the OP already tried irssi and didn't like it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lazy-xo · 2022-05-20 12:47 Have you given weechat a try? They have an android companion app that you can use to access - it’s not a stand alone client but it’s able to access through ssh / private servers etc as well ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lazy-xo · 2022-05-20 12:52 Also did you make use of the irssi-scripts at all? There’s a massive number that can change the experience pretty dramatically. On FreeBSD it’s in the ports tree as irssi-scripts or you can grab em from the site https://scripts.irssi.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gostgoose · 2022-05-20 16:28 Why are you asking me? It's the OP's question and response, not mine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- neofac · 2022-06-05 14:58 I concur ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2022-06-26 19:11 [deleted]