Linux IRC mini-HOWTO

Frédéric L. W. Meunier

v0.1 8 January, 2001

Revision History
Revision 0.12001-01-08Revised by: fredlwm
Second revision.

This document aims to describe the basics of IRC and respective applications for Linux.


Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Objectives
1.2. Miscellaneous
1.3. Translations
2. About IRC
3. Beginner's guide on using IRC
3.1. Running the ircII program
3.2. Commands
3.3. IRC Etiquette
4. Console IRC Clients
4.1. ircII
4.2. EPIC
4.3. BitchX
4.4. irssi
5. X Window IRC Clients
5.1. Zircon
5.2. xIrc
5.3. KVIrc
5.4. X-Chat
6. IRC Servers
6.1. IRCD
6.2. IRCD-Hybrid
6.3. ircu
6.4. Bahamut
7. IRC Bots
7.1. eggdrop
8. IRC Bouncers (IRC Proxy)
8.1. bnc
8.2. muh
8.3. ezbounce
9. Installation
9.1. Clients
9.2. Servers
10. But what's already included in my distribution? (Linux on x86)
10.1. Debian
10.2. RedHat
10.3. Slackware
11. Hell and Paradise
11.1. Gods
11.2. Saints
11.3. Angels
11.4. Devils
12. Revision History