Tutorials/Chatting with the IRC Activity

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How to use IRC

  • boot Sugar
f3 Screen appears

Screenshot of Home f3 spiral.png

Start IRC application

  • click on the top bar icon with horizontal lines "list view'
find the IRC application and click on it

Screenshot of list view pointer on IRC.png

  • IRC starts
wait while it connects (5-10 sec)
You are connected when there are 2 tabs on the bottom:
sugar
sugar-es

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"

Screenshot of IRC Join cmd2.png

  • 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
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