IRC channels

The size of our community led to the creation of multiple IRC channels. To get a list of all channels on freenode that contain "archlinux" in their name, use the command /query alis list *archlinux*.

#archlinux, the main Arch Linux support channel, and #archlinux-offtopic, the main Arch Linux social channel, have their own article at IRC channel.

Official IRC Channels

You can find official Arch-related discussion on the following Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels, located at the irc.freenode.net IRC network:

Channel Description
#archlinux The main discussion channel, mostly in English
#archlinux64 x86_64 specific discussion channel, mostly in English
#archlinux-aur AUR development discussion
#archlinux-bugs Bug-centric discussion
#archlinux-offtopic Random off-topic discussions.
#archlinux-pacman Pacman development and discussion
#archlinux-projects Projects development and discussion (initscripts, mkinitcpio, abs, dbscripts, devtools, ...)
#archlinux-multilib Arch Linux Multilib Project discussion and packaging
#archlinux-security Discussion of security issues within Arch packages.

Unofficial IRC Channels

Channel Description
#archlinux-arm For all the folks running ARM devices (Raspberry Pi, etc.)
#archlinux-newbie A space to learn, try new things, and ask for help without fear of ridicule.
#archlinuxppc PPC discussion channel, mostly in English
#archlinux-women Discussing gender and equality, mostly in English.
#archlinux-classroom A project that develops and hosts classes for the Arch Linux community.
#archaudio Discussion of all things pro-audio, including ArchAudio (a third-party project).

International IRC Channels

International discussions are available at the following channels, also located at the irc.freenode.net IRC network, unless stated otherwise:

Channel Description
#archlinux-za Discussion (Afrikaans, English)
#archlinux-br Discussion (Brazilian)
#archlinux-cn Discussion (Chinese)
#arch-cn Discussion (Chinese), on irc.oftc.net
#archlinux-cr Discussion (Costa Rica)
#archlinux.cz Discussion (Czech)
#archlinux.dk Discussion (Danish)
#archlinux.fi Discussion (Finnish)
#archlinux-fr Discussion (French)
#archlinux-gaelic Discussion (Gaelic)
#archlinux.de Discussion (German)
#archlinux-greece Discussion (Greek)
#archlinux-il Discussion (Hebrew)
#archlinux.hu Discussion (Hungarian)
#archlinux.it Discussion (Italian)
#archlinux Discussion (Italian), irc.azzurra.org
#archlinux-ir Discussion (Persian)
#archlinux-pl Discussion (Polish)
#archlinux.ro Discussion (Romanian)
#archlinux-ru Discussion (Russian), irc.mibbit.net
#archlinux-rs Discussion (Serbian)
#archlinux-es Discussion (Spanish)
#archlinux.se Discussion (Swedish)
#archlinux-ve Discussion (Venezuela)
#archlinuxvn Discussion (Vietnamese, Tiếng Việt)

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