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Debian and its support are run by a
community of volunteers. If this community-driven support doesn't fulfil your needs, you may read our documentation or hire
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On-line Real Time Help Using IRC
RC (Internet Relay_Chat) is
way to chat with people from all over the world in real time. IRC channels dedicated to Debian can be found on QEIC:
To connect; you need an IRC client: Some of the most popular clients are HexChat; ircl; irssi, epic5 and KVIrc; all of which have been packaged for Debian. OFTC also offers a WebChat web interface which allows you to connect to IRC with a browser without the
need to install
local client.
Once you have the client installed, you need to tell it to connect to the server: In most clients_
you can do that by typing:
iserver
irc
debian
org
In some clients (such as irssi) you will need to type this instead:
Iconnect irc.debian.org
Once you are connected, join channel #debian by typing
Ijoin #debian
Note: clients like HexChat often have
different, graphical user interface for joining servers/channels
At this point you will find yourself among the friendly crowd of #debian inhabitants. You're welcome to ask questions about Debian there. You can find the channel's faq at https Iikidebianorg DebianRC:
There's a number of other IRC networks where YOu can chat about Debian; too.
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