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Re: [SLE] ICQ query/EveryBuddy
- From: Patrick <penguin0601@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 23:44:31 -0400
- Message-id: <200210092344.31802.penguin0601@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Wednesday 09 October 2002 19:00, doc wrote:
> The version of EveryBuddy supplied with SuSE 8.0 does not
> function, you need to upgrade it.
>
> You may, however, discover that when you upgrade you run
> into a bevy of unmet dependencies and then the adventure
> begins. ;-)
>
> Same is true of GAIM. If you look through the archives you will
> discover many users who have struggled with this challenge,
> and for most no solution has been forthcoming.
(snip)
> If you have lots of time, lots of patience, and are good at guessing
> the steps no one remembers to tell you and that no one bothers
> to document then go for it -- and if you'd be so kind please document
> how you got there so the rest of us may duplicate your success!
>
> IMHO, YMMV, etc. doc
>
> On Wednesday 09 October 2002 03:33, windwalker wrote:
> > Query
> > I just finished a SuSe install , and am well pleased..
> > One thing.. T keep in touch with relation, I used to run
> > ICQ on windows..
> > I would like to run it on Linux.. I see the install included
> > a EveryBuddy program for ICQ/AOL ect... But I cant figure out
> > how to get it to work.
> > Can anybody help on this??
===========================
I think you will find Gaim to be a worthy program for your ICQ purposes,
plus any other chat you might want to subscribe too. I think too, that
if you install it or Everybuddy or Kinkatta from your SuSE cds using
Yast2, you won't run up on the "horrors" that doc describes. Using
Yast2 control center to install your programs takes care of any
dependencies, if you haven't mucked up something else along the way
already. Upgrades after that go smoothly. A lot of the included
programs are not the latest builds, so check for updates after
installing from your CDs.
/ Patrick
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> The version of EveryBuddy supplied with SuSE 8.0 does not
> function, you need to upgrade it.
>
> You may, however, discover that when you upgrade you run
> into a bevy of unmet dependencies and then the adventure
> begins. ;-)
>
> Same is true of GAIM. If you look through the archives you will
> discover many users who have struggled with this challenge,
> and for most no solution has been forthcoming.
(snip)
> If you have lots of time, lots of patience, and are good at guessing
> the steps no one remembers to tell you and that no one bothers
> to document then go for it -- and if you'd be so kind please document
> how you got there so the rest of us may duplicate your success!
>
> IMHO, YMMV, etc. doc
>
> On Wednesday 09 October 2002 03:33, windwalker wrote:
> > Query
> > I just finished a SuSe install , and am well pleased..
> > One thing.. T keep in touch with relation, I used to run
> > ICQ on windows..
> > I would like to run it on Linux.. I see the install included
> > a EveryBuddy program for ICQ/AOL ect... But I cant figure out
> > how to get it to work.
> > Can anybody help on this??
===========================
I think you will find Gaim to be a worthy program for your ICQ purposes,
plus any other chat you might want to subscribe too. I think too, that
if you install it or Everybuddy or Kinkatta from your SuSE cds using
Yast2, you won't run up on the "horrors" that doc describes. Using
Yast2 control center to install your programs takes care of any
dependencies, if you haven't mucked up something else along the way
already. Upgrades after that go smoothly. A lot of the included
programs are not the latest builds, so check for updates after
installing from your CDs.
/ Patrick
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