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title: "UbuntuStudio–IRC"
id: "7992"
type: "page"
slug: "ubuntustudio-irc"
published_at: "2026-07-13T01:41:41+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-07-13T01:45:45+00:00"
url: "https://ubuntustudio.org/help/content/community/ubuntustudio-irc/"
markdown_url: "https://ubuntustudio.org/help/content/community/ubuntustudio-irc.md"
excerpt: "UbuntuStudio/IRC – Community Help Wiki NOTE: IRC is legacy for Ubuntu Studio community discussion. For support, use Ubuntu Discourse first and Matrix second. Community Chat Ubuntu Studio support is centered on Discourse and Matrix: Ubuntu Discourse Support and Help Ubuntu..."
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# UbuntuStudio/IRC – Community Help Wiki

NOTE: IRC is legacy for Ubuntu Studio community discussion. For support, use Ubuntu Discourse first and Matrix second.

# Community Chat

Ubuntu Studio support is centered on Discourse and Matrix:

- [Ubuntu Discourse Support and Help](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/support-and-help/306)
- [Ubuntu Studio category on Discourse](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/flavors/ubuntustudio/188)
- [Matrix support chat](https://matrix.to/#/#ubuntustudio:ubuntu.com)

IRC information is kept below for legacy community reference only.

- **#ubuntustudio** – user channel for discussion and community help
- **#ubuntustudio-devel** – developer discussion

# Matrix support chat: [Ubuntu Studio support room](https://matrix.to/#/#ubuntustudio:ubuntu.com)

# Useful channels on libera.chat related to Ubuntu Studio:

- **#alsa** – user help and discussion
- **#ardour** – user help and discussion
- **#blender** – high traffic channel, user help and discussion
- **#dataflow** – the Pure Data IRC channel
- **#ffado** – user help and discussion about FireWire devices
- **#gimp** – user help and discussion
- **#jack** – JACK discussion
- **#lau** – Linux Audio Users discussion
- **#opensourcemusicians** – Linux and music discussion
- **#ubuntustudio**