Re: [Staffslug] IRC reminder

jenette palmer --- On Sat, 18/7/09, JENETTE PALMER <jenette.palmer(a)btinternet.com&gt; wrote: From: JENETTE PALMER <jenette.palmer(a)btinternet.com&gt; Subject: Re: [Staffslug] IRC reminder To: staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk Date: Saturday, 18 July, 2009, 4:45 PM jenette palmer --- On Sat, 18/7/09, Tom Hill <tom(a)ninjabadger.net&gt; wrote: From: Tom Hill <tom(a)ninjabadger.net&gt; Subject: Re: [Staffslug] IRC reminder To: staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk Date: Saturday, 18 July, 2009, 4:09 PM Hi Jenette, IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat, and is commonly known as a 'chat room'. If you find out how to install xchat via your chosen distribution of Linux (it's worth using Google to find a howto guide) you can then connect to the freenode.net IRC server, and join the #staffslug channel (or 'room'). :) Tom Quoting JENETTE PALMER <jenette.palmer(a)btinternet.com&gt;: >> I am quite new to Linux! What actually is the IRC channel and what >> is freenode ? > > Jenette Thank you for that I have Ubuntu so I will give it ago _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://lists.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug If I want to install xchat via the synaptic manager in Ubuntu does anyone know which xchat applications to install as there is a long list of them and I don't just want to install them all please bear in mind I am a newbie cant keep up with most of your conversations Jenette _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://lists.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://lists.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug