Tutorials/Chatting with the IRC Activity
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How to use IRC
- boot Sugar
- f3 Screen appears
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Start IRC application
- click on the top bar icon with horizontal lines "list view'
- find the IRC application and click on it
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- IRC starts
- wait while it connects (5-10 sec)
- You are connected when there are 2 tabs on the bottom:
- sugar
- sugar-es
- screen-shot
How to join another IRC channel
- click on the (name) on the bottom right of the screen
- enter: /join #trisquel in left bottom white area
- a third tab appears labeled "trisquel"
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- You can switch channels by clicking on a tab
- Note: hover over a tab and hold down the right mouse button
- A drop down box appears with options
Shut down IRC
- click on the white octagon icon with a black square in it, in the right top bar
- "Stop Ctrl+Q" appears in drop down menu
- Click on it