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zekem
2006-04-19, 10:56 PM CDT
Fedora is my first Linux install that didn't include a Chat Client.
But maybe I missed it - Either way - can anyone recommend
a SAFE app (I have used Xchat and Konversation) ?
Wayne
2006-04-19, 11:00 PM CDT
install xchat with yum.

and maybe if you want to there's a Gnome interface for it.

Wayne
fabi3tto
2006-04-20, 07:26 AM CDT
If you prefer an istant-messaging program try Gaim, I think it's between the best programs for istant messaging
jtravnick
2006-04-20, 03:40 PM CDT
Both Gaim and kopete come on the discs for FC5. Though when you look for Gaim after install it doesnt say Gaim (lest not on my desktop) it will be under Internet than it just says Internet Messenger.
Firewing1
2006-04-20, 03:59 PM CDT
yum install gaim
Gaim is an excellent IM client supporting many, many protocols and you can even configure it to have small roll-up notifications about signons, etc as MSN did:
yum install gaim-guificationsAfter that just configure the plugin from the preferences.
Firewing1
Wayne
2006-04-20, 04:58 PM CDT
Yes, but aren't chat and IM two totally different things?

Wayne
Firewing1
2006-04-20, 05:28 PM CDT
chat, instant messaging, it's all the same to me - Is there a difference? Either way, gaim supports AIM, IRC, MSN, Jabber, AOL, Yahoo, and more so I think it covers both.
Firewing1
Wayne
2006-04-20, 11:10 PM CDT
I never noticed that GAIM supported IRC chat. I just fired it up and found out while looking through the 'Accounts' dialogue. Perhaps the only drawback is it only has 'freenode' listed where X-Chat has a whole bunch of chat servers to choose from.

Wayne
daihard
2006-04-20, 11:27 PM CDT
yum install gaim
Gaim is an excellent IM client supporting many, many protocols and you can even configure it to have small roll-up notifications about signons, etc as MSN did:
yum install gaim-guificationsAfter that just configure the plugin from the preferences.
Firewing1
Just curious, does GAIM let you do voice chat?
fabi3tto
2006-04-21, 02:11 AM CDT
Just curious, does GAIM let you do voice chat?

I think it's not possible using the default version, but I've heard of a plugin for Gaim called PhoneGaim that permits Voip.
Does anyone use Gaim for VoIp?

Anyway google tells me Voip functionalities will be included in Gaim 2.0 :D
daihard
2006-04-21, 07:16 AM CDT
Anyway google tells me Voip functionalities will be included in Gaim 2.0 :D
Sounds good. Thanks for the information. :)