Communication

This category covers email clients, instant messaging, and video conferencing applications.

Terminal Chat Clients

Irssi

Irssi is a modular text mode chat client. It comes with IRC support built in.

Installation

environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.irssi ];

Verified Usage

# Start Irssi
irssi

# Inside irssi:
# /connect irc.libera.chat  - Connect to an IRC server
# /join #mychannel          - Join a channel
# /part #mychannel          - Leave a channel
# /quit                     - Quit irssi

WeeChat

WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client, with a text-based user interface.

Installation

environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.weechat ];

Verified Usage

# Start WeeChat
weechat

# Inside weechat:
# /server add libera irc.libera.chat
# /connect libera
# /join #mychannel
# /part #mychannel
# /quit