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 1. [[InstallingSoftware#installing-a-package|Install the following package]]: '''''[[apt:xchat|xchat]]'''''
 1. Go to ''Applications > Internet > XChat IRC''
 1. Choose "!FreeNode" from the list of networks
 1. Click "Connect"
 1. Click ''Server > Join a Channel'' in the menu system<<BR>>(a ''channel'' is the name IRC gives to chat rooms)
 1. Type the name of the channel you want to join<<BR>>(channel names always begin with a `#`)
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