Gaim setup issues

[cj]

NoOp wrote:
> On 07/25/2007 02:45 PM, cj wrote:
>   
>> Chris wrote:
>>     
>>> I used to have MSN and ICQ on windows and a hot mail account etc - now 
>>> everything is converted to Linux Anyone familiar with Gaim in Ubuntu 
>>> or suggest a better alternative?
>>>
>>> What is the simpliest way to set this up and add buddies with hotmail 
>>> and then with ICQ?
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Chris <debtfree411 at kol.co.nz <mailto:debtfree411 at kol.co.nz>>
>>>
>>>       
>> try pidgeon. its the all-new gaim
>>
>> i dont know of any other chat clients for linux (i dont chat much any 
>> more). But ive worked with gaim quite a bit (with setting up yahoo and 
>> some others) so i know what to do when it comes down to the yahoo part of it
>>
>> --cj
>>
>>     
>
> You mean pidgin?
>
> How do you go about doing that easily? I can only find it in the gutsy
> repos.
>
>
>
>   
ok just to let you know, i havent found any pidgin in the backports. You 
could get pidgin, but you have to download most/all of the required 
packages listed on the packages.ubuntu.com, so if you have lots of free 
time, you can install pidgin

but if you want to take an easy way out, stick with gaim until Gutsy is 
released or get the gutsy beta version

--cj