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Energy-efficient distro recommendations?
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They have an IRC channel, which is an oldschool chat. You don't even need an account and can use the chat right in the browser by choosing a name. https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels#chimera-linux Some names does not work and I don't know why, maybe because they are reserved by others or so? In example
guest69does not work, butthingsidontplaydoes. So try a different name if it doesn't work to login right away. This is their official main community to ask questions. My recommendation is to open the chat, ask your question and then wait, don't close the chat and let it wait. I assume most of them have experience with Chimera Linux and this is probably the best place on the entire internet to ask them questions directly.Thank you, but have no idea how to use IRC and I prefer not to. I know they have also a matrix chat, but I don't want another WhatsApp like app on my phone
You don't have to know anything, its just a chat. Its like Matrix, without any features. It's not an app, you can open the chat directly in the browser with the link I provided. Open the link https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels#chimera-linux in your browser, enter your name and for channel enter
chimera-linuxand just clickConnect. Then you get the chat without requiring an account registration, and can ask directly and people will read. There is nothing to learn about this, its just a good old chat.Their Matrix channel is judge a bridge to this IRC. And because of the bridge, messages take longer to arrive and coordinate on Matrix. I got all the info from their webpage: https://chimera-linux.org/community/