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Gaim/Pidgin
Tags: aim, icq, irc, jabber, msn, yahoo
Alternative To: AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ, Microsoft MSN Messenger, mIRC, Trillian
Description
Pidgin is a graphical, modular Instant Messaging client capable of using AIM/ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, IRC, Jabber, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, SILC, and SIMPLE all at once.

Some extra packages are recommended to use the core functionality present in most pidgin installations:
* gstreamer0.10-plugins-base, gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
- Sound support.

More extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality:
* gnome-panel | kicker | docker:
- To use the system tray icon functionality (minimizing to an icon, having
the icon blink when there are new messages, etc.)
* evolution-data-server:
- For interfacing with an Evolution address book
* libsqlite3-0:
- To use Contact Availability Prediction plugin
Home Page: http://gaim.sourceforge.net
Interface: Graphical (Gtk)
Associated Programs
docker System tray for KDE3/GNOME2 docklet applications
evolution-data-server evolution database backend server
gnome-panel launcher and docking facility for GNOME
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base GStreamer plugins from the base set
gstreamer0.10-plugins-good GStreamer plugins from the good set
kicker desktop panel for KDE
libsqlite3-0 SQLite 3 shared library
Perl Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language
Available deb Repositories (how-to add a respository)
Debian 32-bit 64-bit
sarge 1:1.2.1-1.4 1:1.2.1-1.4
sarge-backports 1:1.5.0+1.5.1cvs20051015-2bpo1 1:1.5.0+1.5.1cvs20051015-2bpo1
etch 1:2.0.0+beta5-10 1:2.0.0+beta5-10
etch-backports 2.3.1-2~bpo40+1 2.3.1-2~bpo40+1
lenny 2.4.0-1
sid 2.4.1-1 2.4.1-1

Ubuntu 32-bit 64-bit
dapper 1:1.5.0+1.5.1cvs20051015-1ubuntu10 1:1.5.0+1.5.1cvs20051015-1ubuntu10
edgy 1:2.0.0+beta3.1-1ubuntu9 1:2.0.0+beta3.1-1ubuntu9
feisty 1:2.0.0+beta6-1ubuntu4 1:2.0.0+beta6-1ubuntu4
gutsy 1:2.2.1-1ubuntu4 1:2.2.1-1ubuntu4
hardy 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2

InstallInstall Now (what is this?)
Available rpm Repositories
OpenSUSE 32-bit 64-bit
10.1 1.5.0-50 1.5.0-50
10.2 1.5.0-85 1.5.0-85

Rating: Excellent (1 vote)


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Excellent

Submitted by DrakeJustice on Mon, 2007-08-06 13:25.

This program is perfect for IMing (with no video). Never crashes, loads fast, chats with all the networks I'll ever need to use. Really cool, soon as these guys get kicking with vid-chat the world will be hooked up... for free!

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