* On 2024 10 Feb 22:31 -0600, Dan Ritter wrote: > Default User wrote: > > Well, it seems that hexchat is being discontinued. > > IMHO, it is/was the only IRC client that was actually usable. > > > > Any recommendations for a GOOD alternative? > > I like weechat. Some people like quassel. > > Hexchat is packaged in bookworm, so there's no reason for you to > panic until it's removed.
Some packages can be kept around for a long time after they've been
removed from 'main'. The dependency chain and any conflicts with newer
libraries will dictate success or failure. I've often "held" a package
('=' in the aptitude UI) to keep from losing it and eventually it and
what it depends on are placed in the "Obsolete and Locally Created
Packages" section of the aptitude UI.
When Groff 1.23 hits in Trixie, I know that an included utility called
"groffer" will be removed. To keep it I will copy it over from the
cloned groff repository I have locally. Sometimes a man's gotta do what
a man's gotta do...
- Nate
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