11.1. Debian

IRC Channel: #Debian on freenode (irc.debian.org -> irc.freenode.net)

Debian - http://www.debian.org/ includes too many IRC tools to list. You can find them at the following places:

• Debian stable - http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-i386/

• Debian unstable (didn't receive enough testing) http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/

• Also be sure to check the proposed updates - http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/ . It may contain IRC clients as well.

11.2. Fedora (Red Hat)

IRC Channel: #RedHat on freenode (irc.redhat.com -> irc.freenode.net)

Fedora Core 3 includes the following clients:

• EPIC4 1.0.1 - http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/epic-1.0.1-18.i386.rpm

• KSirc from KDE Network 3.3.0 - http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/kdenetwork-3.3.0-5.i386.rpm

• X-Chat 2.4.0 - http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/xchat-2.4.0-3.i386.rpm

• Rawhide (current development)

• http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/ . Use at your own risk.

11.3. Slackware

IRC Channel: #Slackware on freenode and OFTC - http://www.oftc.net/

Slackware - http://www.slackware.com/ 10.0 includes the following clients:

• BitchX 1.1 - ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/slackware/n/bitchx-1.1-i486-1.tgz

• EPIC4 2.0 - ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/slackware/n/epic4-2.0-i486-1.tgz

• irssi 0.8.9 - ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/slackware/n/irssi-0.8.9-i486-3.tgz

• KSirc from KDE Network 3.2.3 - ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/slackware/kde/kdenetwork-3.2.3-i486-1.tgz

• X-Chat 2.0.9 - ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/slackware/gnome/xchat-2.0.9-i486-1.tgz

• Slackware -current (current development)

• ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/ . Use at your own risk.