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====X-Chat====
~**X-Chat** is a program for Internet Relay Chat [[IRC ChatRoom]].

==Installation==
~Source code: http://xchat.org/files/source/

~Binary code:
~~- http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=484902#484902
~~- http://www.smokey01.com/coolpup/

~%%./configure CFLAGS="-mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --enable-ipv6 --disable-python --disable-perl --disable-plugin --enable-spell=none --disable-glibtest --disable-gtktest%%

~Dependencies: +[[bzip2]],+[[dbus]],+[[dbusglib dbus-glib]],+[[freetype]],+[[gettext]],+[[glib]],+[[grep]],+[[openssl]],+pango,+[[pixman]],+[[tar]]

==Setup Puppy IRC==
~This setup is for [[X-Chat XChat]] 1.8; other versions of X-Chat may vary.
~~- 	Download X-Chat
~~- 	Use the PupGet Package Manager under Setup from the Puppy menu
~~- 	Run Xchat by going to the Start menu -> Internet -> XChat
~~- 	Click on **New Server** button
~//Add the following info://
~~- 	**Name:** ""FreeNode""
~~- 	**Server:** irc.freenode.net
~~- 	**Nickname:** [yournickname] e.g. Ozboomer, ""Rhino""
~~- 	**Connect Cmd:** /join #puppylinux
~~- 	Select Autoconnect if you want to enter the Puppy Channel each time you start X-chat
~~- 	Click on OK
~//	Now each time you run Xchat from rxvt or the menu you will enter the Puppy Linux IRC channel//
~~**Tips** 
~~If you just want to use X-Chat for Puppy: When the X-Chat: Server List dialogue comes up, click on **No ""ServerList"" on startup**
~~Drag an X-Chat icon onto the desktop from /usr/local/bin

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==Also see==
~[[software]]
~[[http://xchat.org/ X-Chat homepage]]
~[[http://www.t2-project.org/packages/xchat.html X-Chat T2 package]]


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