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IRC guid in linux

What is IRC? Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real time chat designed for group (channel) communication or private communication via private messaging. IRC was created back in 1988 by Jarkko Oikarinen, and since then, its popularity has grown and grown. IRC is an open protocol using TCP (sometimes TLS) working on a server/client model. The standard server port is TCP 6667, but it’s also run under several other nearby ports (6668, 6669, etc.) On the IRC server, there are many channels, each created for a purpose, for a group of people of similar interest. Channels and users have  modes  which are represented by letters. Becoming familiar with the common IRC modes will help you quickly identify a wide range of information. For more information, please refer to the  Wikipedia IRC entry . Installing HexChat HexChat  is an IRC client that lets you connect to various IRC servers. HexChat is not installed by default in Kali Linux but it can easily be installed as follows:  ap

How to update and upgrade kali linux 2017.1 to latest version

As we know Offensive security always released newer version of Kali Linux.  The newer version fixes bugs and adds latest kernel, version of tools, and some time adds new tools.  There are two terms update and upgrade. In update advance package tool (APT)  fetched headers data of available tools on repository and saved into local drive. Update Kali Linux can be performed by following commad for kali linux 2017.1 # apt-get update or $ sudo apt-get update  In Upgrade, apt install newer version of tools, and removed older version. It upgrade only tools. # apt-get upgrade Or $ sudo apt-get upgrade To upgrade newer version of Operating System use following command # apt-get dist-upgrade Or # sudo apt-get dist-upgrade   now enjoy latest version kali linux 2017.1 Finally, it’s here! We’re happy to announce the availability of the Kali Linux 2017.1 rolling release , which brings with it a bunch of exciting updates and features. As with all new releases, you have the co