I'm in the process of converting a colleague from win to Linux, SuSE 9.0 to be exact for starters. He has ICQ with the win install. I'm looking for suggestions as to the "best" choice for SuSE. I realize this is likely a personal preference thing more than anything else, but as I don't use ICQ i have no valid input. http://avenir.dhs.org/icq/linux.html lists 8 choices: LICQ; GICQ; GtkICQ; ICQnix; KICQ; KXicq; cICQ; and clicq. Based on this I suppose there are several others. Anyway, any suggestions for what will be on Monday a totally Linux novice would be helpful. tia, dave -- David C. Johanson Linux Counter # 116410 Powered by SuSE Linux 7.1 People who behold a phenomenon will often extend their thinking beyond it; people who merely hear about the phenomenon will not be moved to think at all. -- Goethe
On Saturday 17 April 2004 01:00, David Johanson wrote:
http://avenir.dhs.org/icq/linux.html lists 8 choices: LICQ; GICQ; GtkICQ; ICQnix; KICQ; KXicq; cICQ; and clicq. Based on this I suppose there are several others. Anyway, any suggestions for what will be on Monday a totally Linux novice would be helpful.
Kopete ... works fine with ICQ, plus integrates with the KDE address book and other programs. And it's part of the SUSE packages that get regularly updated in SUSE's "supplementary" area along with KDE. Not to mention it also handles other protocols like AOL and MSN and all the other crap out there. http://kopete.kde.org/ Joe -- ftb-conman.sourceforge.net - The Future of Website Content Management Amerikanska.com - Americans In Sweden Firechild.net - My Hell On The Web
On Friday 16 April 2004 07:00 pm, David Johanson wrote:
I'm in the process of converting a colleague from win to Linux, SuSE 9.0 to be exact for starters. He has ICQ with the win install. I'm looking for suggestions as to the "best" choice for SuSE. I realize this is likely a personal preference thing more than anything else, but as I don't use ICQ i have no valid input.
http://avenir.dhs.org/icq/linux.html lists 8 choices: LICQ; GICQ; GtkICQ; ICQnix; KICQ; KXicq; cICQ; and clicq. Based on this I suppose there are several others. Anyway, any suggestions for what will be on Monday a totally Linux novice would be helpful.
My choice would be "none of the above". Look at Gaim which handles many protocols including ICQ and AIM.
tia,
dave -- David C. Johanson Linux Counter # 116410 Powered by SuSE Linux 7.1
People who behold a phenomenon will often extend their thinking beyond it; people who merely hear about the phenomenon will not be moved to think at all. -- Goethe
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On Friday 16 April 2004 07:00 pm, David Johanson wrote:
I'm in the process of converting a colleague from win to Linux, SuSE 9.0 to be exact for starters. He has ICQ with the win install. I'm looking for suggestions as to the "best" choice for SuSE. I realize this is likely a personal preference thing more than anything else, but as I don't use ICQ i have no valid input.
http://avenir.dhs.org/icq/linux.html lists 8 choices: LICQ; GICQ; GtkICQ; ICQnix; KICQ; KXicq; cICQ; and clicq. Based on this I suppose there are several others. Anyway, any suggestions for what will be on Monday a totally Linux novice would be helpful.
My choice would be "none of the above".
Look at Gaim which handles many protocols including ICQ and AIM.
I would second this... Gaim rocks and you can put an icon on the panel just like with Kopete. I've had much more luck with Gaim then Kopete. -- "There is no need to teach that stars can fall out of the sky and land on a flat Earth in order to defend religious faith."
THANKS guys - Just what I needed. Most appreciated! dave David Johanson wrote:
I'm in the process of converting a colleague from win to Linux, SuSE 9.0 to be exact for starters. He has ICQ with the win install. I'm looking for suggestions as to the "best" choice for SuSE. I realize this is likely a personal preference thing more than anything else, but as I don't use ICQ i have no valid input.
http://avenir.dhs.org/icq/linux.html lists 8 choices: LICQ; GICQ; GtkICQ; ICQnix; KICQ; KXicq; cICQ; and clicq. Based on this I suppose there are several others. Anyway, any suggestions for what will be on Monday a totally Linux novice would be helpful.
tia,
dave
-- David C. Johanson Linux Counter # 116410 Powered by SuSE Linux 7.1 People who behold a phenomenon will often extend their thinking beyond it; people who merely hear about the phenomenon will not be moved to think at all. -- Goethe
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