Linux Mint 22 Will Include Preinstalled App for Matrix

Linux Mint 22 will include a Matrix web client preinstalled when released later this year. The IRC-based desktop chat app Linux Mint has been building, Jargonaut, to replace Hexchat and provide real-time communication for its users, will no longer be included (the status of any future development uncertain). Why the change? “Jargonaut […] works well and does exactly what we want. Its implementation was relatively easy and I’d say it’s now 75% complete,” Linux Mint lead Clément Lefèbvre says. But he adds that “feedback about Matrix” led to the team testing it, liking it, and deciding to switch. As such, […] You're reading Linux Mint 22 Will Include Preinstalled App for Matrix, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

Linux Mint 22 Will Include Preinstalled App for Matrix

Linux Mint 22 will include a Matrix web client preinstalled when released later this year. The IRC-based desktop chat app Linux Mint has been building, Jargonaut, to replace Hexchat and provide real-time communication for its users, will no longer be included (the status of any future development uncertain). Why the change? “Jargonaut […] works well and does exactly what we want. Its implementation was relatively easy and I’d say it’s now 75% complete,” Linux Mint lead Clément Lefèbvre says. But he adds that “feedback about Matrix” led to the team testing it, liking it, and deciding to switch. As such, […]









You're reading Linux Mint 22 Will Include Preinstalled App for Matrix, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

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