Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

IRC allows you to communicate in real-time with many others who are also using IRC and are on common networks and channels.

For more information about IRC, please review the Communications topic. For even more information and a complete list of channels, please read the Internet Relay Chat online.

Network used for IRC

All Ubuntu™ and Kubuntu™ channels are on the freenode network. The server address to use with your IRC client is irc.freenode.net, and the most secure port is 8001. The same channels are available on the Ubuntu™ network. The server address is irc.ubuntu.com, and the most secure port is 8001.

KubuntuIRC channels

Kubuntu™ user support channel

#kubuntu

Kubuntu™ developers channel

#kubuntu-devel