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| #alpine-linux · Join | Alpine Linux, the secure lightweight distro | release 3.24.4 is out! | slow channel, ask your question and wait for a response. :) This channel is logged: https://irclogs.alpinelinux.org | 640 |
| #asahi · Join | Asahi Linux: porting Linux to Apple Silicon macs | "Does XXX work yet?": https://alx.sh/fs | GitHub: https://alx.sh/g | Wiki: https://alx.sh/w | Topics: #asahi-dev #asahi-re #asahi-gpu #asahi-alt #asahi-stream #asahi-offtopic | Keep things on topic | Logs: https://alx.sh/l/asahi | 508 |
| #oftc · Join | https://www.oftc.net | OFTC's public support channel. Our social channel is #moocows | Do NOT paste spam when reporting it | Want a cloak/vhost? See https://www.oftc.net/UserCloaks/ | https://www.oftc.net/Privacy_Policy/ | 490 |
| #debian-next · Join | testing → forky | you may need to debug sometimes | faq: https://deb.li/sidfaq | ongoing transitions: https://deb.li/xns | multiarch fun: /msg dpkg multiarch failures | NO FLOOD: /msg dpkg paste | | /msg bots NOT people | offtopic → #debian-offtopic | oldstable, stable → #debian | can't talk? /msg NickServ help register, /msg NickServ help identify | 423 |
| #dri-devel · Join | <ajax> nothing involved with X should ever be unable to find a bar | 407 |
| #alpine-devel · Join | Alpine Linux distribution development | release 3.24.4 is out! | 340 |
| #tor · Join | Welcome to #tor, which is for asking questions about using Tor | FAQ: https://support.torproject.org/ | Forum: https://forum.torproject.org | Developer discussion on #tor-dev | Relay operator discussion on #tor-relays | It's 'Tor', not 'TOR' | 329 |
| #debian-mentors · Join | Get help contributing (inc packaging, infra) | Join #packaging for other packaging | Join #debian for user support | Thanks for being friendly and helpful | Links: https://www.debian.org/intro/help https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers https://wiki.debian.org/Glossary https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq | Sponsoree repository: https://mentors.debian.net | 319 |
| #asahi-dev · Join | Asahi Linux: porting Linux to Apple Silicon macs | Non-development talk: #asahi | General development | GitHub: https://alx.sh/g | Wiki: https://alx.sh/w | Logs: https://alx.sh/l/asahi-dev | 318 |
| #why2025 · Join | WHY2025, Aug 8-12 2025 % Compliments and feedback: 2029@why2025.org & https://wiki.why2025.org/Feedback | 302 |
| #chimera-linux · Join | https://chimera-linux.org | matrix: #chimera-linux:matrix.org | read first + links: https://chimera-linux.org/community | 292 |
| #virt · Join | libvirt, virt-manager, gtk-vnc, virt-top and virt-p2v | For oVirt, goto #ovirt | Please STAY and wait for an answer.. | https://libvirt.org | 278 |
| #debian-offtopic · Join | #debian social and offtopic chatter | try to keep it mildly family-friendly | not a support channel → #debian | rants → /dev/null | a minute of silence, please: <roryms> i've run out of strawberry mentos :( | 274 |
| #tor-project · Join | Welcome to #tor-project, a channel for non-technical discussions by the Tor project community --- feel free to watch, or become a Tor person and participate. | Tor usage questions in #tor | Cypherpunks are writing code in #tor-dev | Relay operators are talking in #tor-relays | 257 |
| #freedesktop · Join | https://www.freedesktop.org infrastructure and online services || for questions about freedesktop.org projects, please see each project's contact || for discussions about specifications, please use https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg or xdg@lists.freedesktop.org | 255 |
| #fdroid · Join | F-Droid, the free and open source app repository (official channel bridged with #fdroid:f-droid.org on Matrix) | Public logs at https://matrix.f-droid.org/alias/%23fdroid:f-droid.org | https://forum.f-droid.org | https://floss.social/@fdroidorg | Development discussion: #fdroid-dev | Matrix bridge currently unavailable | 230 |
| #linux · Join | Get Linux help | Please be patient when asking | You'll need to authenticate to talk. | 230 |
| #moocows · Join | This is #moocows, OFTC's social channel. Moooooo! | Get Network/IRC/Services related help in #oftc | Please dont antagonise the cows. | Polite conversation only | 227 |
| #llvm · Join | The official LLVM community real-time chat is now at https://discord.com/invite/xS7Z362 | 225 |
| #ceph · Join | http://ceph.com/get || dev channel #ceph-devel || test lab channel #sepia || dashboard channel: #ceph-dashboard | 224 |
| #suckless · Join | suckless.org | EN | Use your brain | No patch handholding | 214 |
| #aarch64-laptops · Join | Linux support for AArch64 Laptops (Various Snapdragon laptops) - WIP kernel: https://gitlab.com/Linaro/arm64-laptops/linux/-/commits/qcom-laptops - Chat archives: https://oftc.irclog.whitequark.org/aarch64-laptops | 200 |
| #tor-dev · Join | This is the channel for developing Tor. Feel free to watch, but please take commentary to #tor-project and usage questions to #tor. | Relay operator discussion at #tor-relays | Commit and bug notifications -> #tor-bots | "it's a simple fix, just have to work out which lines to change" -- teor | 193 |
| #asahi-gpu · Join | Asahi Linux GPU development (no user support, NO binary reversing) | Keep things on topic | GitHub: https://alx.sh/g | Wiki: https://alx.sh/w | Logs: https://alx.sh/l/asahi-gpu | 192 |
| #asahi-re · Join | Asahi Linux: porting Linux to Apple Silicon macs | Hardware / boot process / firmware interface reverse engineering | WARNING: this channel (only) may contain binary reverse engineering discussion | RE policy: https://alx.sh/re (MANDATORY READ) | GitHub: https://alx.sh/g | Wiki: https://alx.sh/w | Logs: https://alx.sh/l/asahi-re | 184 |
| #debian-rust · Join | https://salsa.debian.org/rust-team/debcargo-conf/ see https://deb.li/rtbook for intro & docs | team meeting TBD | https://rustsec.debian.net/ | 178 |
| #asahi-alt · Join | Asahi Linux: porting Linux to Apple Silicon macs | User-contributed/unofficial distribution ports | Logs: https://alx.sh/l/asahi-alt | 166 |
| #tor-relays · Join | Welcome to #tor-relays, a channel for discussions by the Tor relay operator community --- feel free to watch, or become a Tor relay operator and participate. | Tor usage questions in #tor | Cypherpunks are writing code in #tor-dev | Non-technical community discussions are happening at @tor-project | Relay Guide: https://community.torproject.org/relay | 165 |
| #alpine-offtopic · Join | Alpine Linux | Friendly, offtopic chat. Keep it respectful and non-political | MTBF: 2 days | Use #alpine-linux for support | 159 |
| #pipewire · Join | PipeWire multimedia daemon. See https://pipewire.org. Latest version: 1.6.8. You must be registered with NickServ to speak (due to bot spam). Bridged to #pipewire:matrix.org | 148 |
| #nouveau · Join | [Logged] https://nouveau.freedesktop.org | Please read TroubleShooting, Bugs and FAQ first. | IRC Logs: https://people.freedesktop.org/~cbrill/dri-log/index.php?channel=nouveau | 139 |
| #radeon · Join | Support and development for open-source radeon/amdgpu drivers - http://wiki.x.org/wiki/radeonBuildHowTo | 135 |
| #s6 · Join | s6, the skarnet.org supervision suite, and related software. | 124 |
| #asahi-offtopic · Join | Asahi Linux: porting Linux to Apple Silicon macs | Off topic discussion. Please follow the code of conduct: https://asahilinux.org/code-of-conduct/ | Privately logged, logs may be made public at any time. | 121 |
| #debian-social · Join | IRC channel for Debian Social | https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebianSocial/ | 115 |
| #linux-media · Join | Linux Kernel Media Subsystem (LinuxTV) | *only registered users can talk* | https://linuxtv.org | logs: https://linuxtv.org/irc/oftc/log/linux-media | bugs: http://bugzilla.kernel.org (v4l-dvb category) | repo: https://linuxtv.org/git/media_tree.git | linux-media ML: http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-media | 111 |
| #linux-msm · Join | No public topic | 111 |
| #mm · Join | E.T was here | 111 |
| #intel-gfx · Join | https://drm.pages.freedesktop.org/intel-docs/ - Intel kernel & media graphics development discussion | For Intel 3D discussion, join #intel-3d | How to report bugs: https://drm.pages.freedesktop.org/intel-docs/how-to-file-i915-bugs.html | Register your nick to talk: https://www.oftc.net/Services/ | 106 |
| #debconf-wafer · Join | No public topic | 100 |
| #C · Join | Welcome to #C. Everything relating to the programming language is on-topic here. For sockets programming, Google for "Beej Network Guide". | 92 |
| #panfrost · Join | Panfrost - FLOSS Mali Midgard + Bifrost + Valhall - Logs https://oftc.irclog.whitequark.org/panfrost | 92 |
| #alpine-security · Join | Alpine Linux' security team | https://security.alpinelinux.org | 90 |
| #asahi-stream · Join | Asahi Linux: porting Linux to Apple Silicon macs | Stream chat | 87 |
| #mesonbuild · Join | Discussion about the Meson build system | 1.12.1 is out | You must be registered in IRC or connected via Matrix to join due to spam. | 86 |
| #debian-dfsg · Join | DFSG, Licensing & New Packages Team | https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DFSG | 83 |
| #tor-admin · Join | torproject.org support | unresolved issues https://karma.torproject.org/ | get help at https://help.torproject.org/tsa/support | Nulla solutio optima solutio est | triage ⭐ of the week: anarcat and zen-fu[mds] | 83 |
| #alpine-infra · Join | Alpine Linux Infra Team channel | 81 |
| #debian-raspberrypi · Join | https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi (help making the wiki pages up-to-date!) | Prebuilt images: https://raspi.debian.net | No support for RaspiOS here | 81 |
| #libcamera · Join | Welcome to the libcamera.org official development channel | Bugs are tracked in https://bugs.libcamera.org/ | 80 |
| #postmarketos-conference · Join | The postmarketOS and Alpine Linux Conference 2026 is now over - see you next year <3 | https://postmarketos.org/conference | Schedule: https://pretalx.postmarketos.org/postmarketos-conference-2026/schedule/ | Stream: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/pmosc/5053-2 | 25-27 September 2026 at RWTH Aachen University | Please be kind to each other: https://postmarketos.org/coc | 80 |
| #packaging · Join | Get help with packaging for non-distro package repositories | #debian-mentors for packages for ftp.debian.org | 78 |
| #tor-anticensorship · Join | Tor Anticensorship Team - meetings Thursdays 16:00 UTC @ #tor-meeting | 78 |
| #debian-kde · Join | Welcome to #debian-kde https://qt-kde-team.pages.debian.net/ || Plasma 6 FAQ: https://wiki.debian.org/Plasma%206 || bookworm F 5.103 P 5.27.5 G 22.12 || trixie/sid F 5.115/6.6 P 6.2 G 22.12/24.12 || FAQ: http://wiki.debian.org/KDE || don't ask to ask, just ask || 3rd party sites are not welcome. | 76 |
| #kvm · Join | - Kernel-mode Virtual Machine | 75 |
| #debian-devel-changes · Join | d-d-c | RC bug count: 498 | stable RC bug count: 611 | NEW queue: 49 | backports NEW queue: 4 | RM queue: 43 | dinstall: not running | 74 |
| #linux-rt · Join | Realtime on Linux, not general Linux questions | 5.15.163-rt78 5.14.2-rt21 5.10.78-rt56 5.4.129-rt61 4.19.196-rt83 4.14.87-rt50 | rt-tests-1.10 | Blame Stephen | 73 |
| #xfs · Join | XFS - The Black Leather Jacket of not horrible filesystems | 73 |
| #glibc · Join | glibc | Wiki https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/HomePage | 70 |
| #xorg · Join | The official support channel for X.org, now spammer free! | 69 |
| #debian-live · Join | 13.7.0 released | older images (12.x, etc.): https://deb.li/3vkd0 | https://live-team.pages.debian.net/live-manual/ and https://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive for more info | 68 |
| #intel-3d · Join | <airlied> you don't debug 3D so much as weep uncontrollably | Intel Mesa devroom | http://www.mesa3d.org | http://01.org/linuxgraphics | Register your nick to talk: https://www.oftc.net/Services/ | 68 |
| #ceph-devel · Join | http://tracker.ceph.com || https://github.com/ceph/ || dev@ceph.io || dashboard chat: #ceph-dashboard || user chat: #ceph || test lab: #sepia | 66 |
| #freedombox · Join | FreedomBox user support and discussion | https://freedombox.org | https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Manual | #freedombox-dev for developers | 65 |
| #tor-browser-dev · Join | No public topic | 65 |
| #debian-devel-br · Join | Canal Matrix: #debian-devel-br:matrix.debian.social | Reunião Semanal: Quintas às 20h em https://meet.debianbrasil.org.br/ | 64 |
| #debian-games · Join | Help with packaging games for Debian | Join #debian for user support | About: https://wiki.debian.org/Games/Team | Email: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-games/ | 63 |
| #debconf-hamburg · Join | https://hamburg2026.mini.debconf.org/ | feedback appreciated | save the dates: 20270524-20270531 && 20280508-20280515 (registration opening to be announced on d-d-a) | 61 |
| #debusine · Join | NEW: https://wiki.debian.org/DebusineDebianNet#Repositories | Debusine software project @ https://salsa.debian.org/freexian-team/debusine | debusine.debian.net support issues @ https://salsa.debian.org/freexian-team/debusine.debian.net/support/-/issues | /join #debusine-notifications if you want GitLab notifications | 60 |
| #msys2 · Join | MSYS2: UNIX-like shell and build platform for Windows with mingw-w64 toolchains | We're active on Discord: https://discord.gg/jPQdRdDcT9 | 59 |
| #bcachefs-ai · Join | https://evilpiepirate.org/forge/kent/consciousness | https://poc.bcachefs.org/paper.pdf | 58 |
| #musl-distros · Join | musl distros consortium | bringing musl libc to the world | list (and instructions): https://distros.musl.libc.org/archive/ | 58 |
| #buildroot · Join | Buildroot - Making Embedded Linux easy - http://buildroot.org - Documentation at http://buildroot.org/downloads/manual/manual.html | 55 |
| #sm7150-mainline · Join | Mainline Linux for Qualcomm Snapdragon 730/730G/7323G (SM7150) | Bridged to #sm7150-mainline:matrix.org | 55 |
| #nuug · Join | Foreningen Norwegian Unix User Group | https://www.nuug.no/ | Kommende arrangementer: https://nuug.no/adict/?organizer=NUUG | https://wiki.nuug.no/ | Bli NUUG-medlem: https://www.nuug.no/innmelding.shtml | 54 |
| #alpine-docs · Join | Home of the Alpine Linux documentation team | https://docs.alpinelinux.org | https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/docs | 53 |
| #alpine-commits · Join | No public topic | 52 |
| #debconf-cambridge · Join | Cambridge Miniconf 2026 : https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEvents/gb/2026/MiniDebConfCambridge | https://onsite.live.debconf.org/player.html | 2026 sponsors are (so far!): Arm | 49 |
| #feather · Join | A free Monero desktop wallet. | Feel free to ask for help or a feature. | Beware of PMs from scammers. | https://featherwallet.org | RSK: 8185 E158 A333 30C7 FD61 BC0D 1F76 E155 CEFB A71C | 49 |
| #debian.ch · Join | Helvetic Debian | All languages and dialects welcome | MiniDC https://ch2026.mini.debconf.org/ Aug 29-30. 2026 | https://debian.ch | https://wiki.debian.org/LocalGroups#Switzerland | Online meetups happen over https://meet.beckert.ch/DebianSwitzerland | 48 |
| #ovirt · Join | "This chat is bridged to matrix channel: https://matrix.to/#/#ovirt:ovirt.tech" | 48 |
| #vbox · Join | The topic is: VirtualBox 7.2.14 released! --- Forum: https://forums.virtualbox.org/ --- Bugtracker: https://github.com/VirtualBox/virtualbox/issues --- User Guide: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ --- FAQ: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/User_FAQ | 48 |
| #OpenBSD · Join | Welcome to #OpenBSD | 46 |
| #gstreamer · Join | GStreamer multimedia framework || 1.28.9 stable release is out! || Legacy IRC channel, join Matrix for chat : https://matrix.to/#/#community:gstreamer.org || Discourse : https://discourse.gstreamer.org || Latest stable release: 1.28.9, old-stable: 1.26.11, orc 0.4.43, dev 1.29.2 | 44 |
| #sc7280-mainline · Join | SC7280/SM7325/QCM6490 mainline development | 44 |
| #debian-quebec · Join | groupe d'utilisateurs-trices Debian du Québec - Québec Debian User Group (DUG) https://wiki.debian.org/LocalGroups/DebianQuebec https://lists.debian.org/debian-dug-quebec/recent | Prochain D&S: 21 novembre de 10h30 à 17h @ Foulab -- http://agendadulibre.qc.ca/events/2977 | 43 |
| #debian-wiki · Join | debian-wiki: forum for Debian Wiki discussion | see also the debian-wiki@lists.debian.org ML for further discussion | 43 |
| #tor-bots · Join | This channel is used by bots to report status updates in the Tor ecosystem | 42 |
| #debian-ai · Join | unoffical #debian-ai channel | https://lists.debian.org/debian-ai/ | https://salsa.debian.org/deeplearning-team/ml-policy/ | 41 |
| #why2025-noc · Join | No public topic | 40 |
| #x86 · Join | the support for i486 costs us more than it is worth | 40 |
| #xen · Join | We have moved to Matrix! Please join #XenProject:matrix.org | 40 |
| #tor-network-health · Join | No public topic | 39 |
| #gccrust · Join | GCC Rust Frontend | 38 |
| #tauchgang · Join | Tauchgang: U-Boot releases project | https://tauchgang.dev/ | bridged to #tauchgang:postmarketos.org | 37 |
| #thelounge · Join | No public topic | 37 |
| #debian-bsb · Join | Canal Matrix: #debian-bsb:matrix.debian.social | Reunião Semanal Quintas às 19h no https://meet.debianbsb.org | https://pad.riseup.net/p/debianbrasilia-keep | 36 |
| #iwd · Join | https://iwd.wiki.kernel.org/start | 36 |
| #tor-south · Join | Tor Global South - Comunidad Tor del Sur Global | lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/global-south | community.torproject.org | forum.torproject.net | 2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion | 36 |
| #debconf-germany · Join | minidebconf2025 where in .de? | Back to being happy DebCampers | https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEvents/de/2024/MiniDebconfBerlin | 35 |
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