Pidgin, chat client for Linux

If you are looking for a good chat client for Linux, I suggest you use the Pidgin. It's user friendly and easy to use.

Pidgin is a chat client account for Windows, Linux and other UNIX operating system.

It let's you manage an accounts on multiple chat network. Compatible with the following chat networks:AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr. It can support many more with plugins.

There are two easy ways to install it( do this as root ) using a Fedora Core 11:

1.Through yum command
  
    root@penguin$ yum install pidgin

    It will get all the necessary package and dependencies for pidgin.

    If you are using Fedora Core 4, 5, 6 or 7 follow this steps from pidgin site

2. Through Add/Remove Software GUI

    Go to System->Add/Remove Software

    Enter 'pidgin' in the find entry form, press find. It will show a lists related to your keyword search. Find the Pidgin, select it and press apply button. It will install and download all the dependencies

After installing it. Pidgin will appear at Applications->Internet->Pidgin

You can now start to add your accounts and enjoy...

For Ubuntu users you can follow this link from pidgin http://pidgin.im/download/ubuntu/

Feel free to drop a comments...

source : pidgin.im