Linux Mint 22 Will Include Preinstalled App for Matrix - OMG! Ubuntu
www.omgubuntu.co.uk
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,

tl;dr :

  • Hexchat IRC client app development stopped
  • Linux Mint team was building IRC client to replace Hexchat
  • The team tried Matrix and liked it
  • Linux Mint’s communication channels are moving from IRC to Matrix
  • The desktop app will be named Matrix to avoid confusion
    • @[email protected]
      4•7 months ago

      Nobody got solid info (probably not the devs themselves), but some facts:

      • they’re based on Ubuntu LTS
      • they put heavy modifications on top of it
      • from their track record, the major releases have been on June & July