I’m experimenting with using Empathy for all forms on online communication. The following instructions show how to set up Empathy to access the #camuk channel on DarkMyst’s servers.
Firstly, you’ll need to download and install Empathy and the relevant libraries for irc connection:
sudo apt-get install empathy telepathy-idle
Start Empathy (it should be in the internet menu), and then press F4. Fill in the resulting box as follows:
If you enter a password it will automatically /msg NicKServ each time you connect to authenticate you.
To join a chat room, go to Room and Join New. You should get something like this:
Select the account you set up earlier (mine was called irc-darkmyst because I use more than one irc server). Add the room you want to join, and click on Connect. You should then be able to chat on irc as normal.