MSN Messenger for Linux

[lighttube]

Hopefully you might find this as useful as it was to me... MSN Messenger for Linux. The installation is simple and the software works very well.

http://amsn.sourceforge.net/


Installation:

Download amsn-0_xx.tar.gz

$ tar -xvzf amsn-0_xx.tar.gz

$ cd msn

$ ./amsn
or
$ wish amsn:D

It's that easy!

[FX]

With a Debain system you can use


apt-get ccmsn


then when its installed


type from a shell ccmsn


and it fires up fine.


i have also heard of Jabber

[speaks_1337]

is it very stable??

i normally use gaim, but i would like to devote gaim to just ICQ, i normally use gnome messenger for messenger but it isn't very stable, and crashes often...

[Hayl]

amsn is very stable and the file transfers work properly as well. it is basically ccmsn on steroids.

[dgstinner]

I use gaim since I have AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and ICQ names.

[DerekKraan]

I use AMSN every day, and it's worked perfectly for me. I also use the official version of AIM.

[tensai]

how do you make autoload when you start X server? I tried a symbolic link of amsn to the /.kde/Autostart directory, but it didn't work.


thanks,

[tv-casualty]

gaim (http://gaim.sourceforge.net) is probably the best IM client available for linux :-D in GNOME, that is. i don't use KDE but i'm sure they have something equally spiffy, some mention kopete.

[Clone5k]

Try the 0.60 cvs release of gaim. It's _very_ nice.

[2ndsign]

kmerlin for kde is another msn clone!

[Fryguy8]

i like gaim, though i haven't used the msn part of it.

[jiorgee]

i am very new to linux, i have installed lycoris. i have downloaded the msn messenger like it says above but now i dont know how to install it...everything is so different from windows and i dont know where to begin...i hope someone can help with step by step instuctions :confused:

[ZeroThirtyThree]

Heh, a tip from an ultra n00b:
I enjoy Everybuddy personally; it integrates Yahoo, MSN, ICQ and other types of chat protocols.
It's pretty fun.
http://www.everybuddy.com

[jiorgee]

i have now downloaded everybuddy...how do i install it....im an ultra,ultra noob.

[ZeroThirtyThree]

Now there's a mouthfull. The answer is: "Through much pain and torment".
What Distribution are you using? If it's Red Hat, get the RPM. That'll be relatively easy. Just take care of the dependencies Kpackage spits out (should you be using KDE). you can get those Libs at rpmfind.net/rpm or whereever the hell that page is. Google for RPM Find

[jiorgee]

in simple terms please...i am using lycoris.

[tv-casualty]

we need to know what kind of package management you have.

respond with your rpm version:
$ rpm --version

failing that if you have gcc:
$ gcc --version

then maybe we can help you from there.

[soda_popstar]

I'm having problems with AMSN right now ... it says that I don't have the wish interpreter ... where can I download it? I've looked up Google and I can't find anything.

[tv-casualty]

wish is a part of the tcl/tk scripting language.

[soda_popstar]

So would I have to install Tcl/tk to get wish?

[tv-casualty]

yes :-)

[sharth]

The official aim client needs some help with debian. They build it for slink still. (2 releases back I believe).

gaim for aim.

apt-cache search instant messaging
apt-cache search aim aol
apt-cache search msn messenger
apt-cache search yahoo im

[2ndsign]

nice thanx guys!!

[Medic6666]

I use this.

It don't have file transfer but I never use that anyway.

Works fine for me and has never gone wrong.


If you need file transfer use IRC it works better as its peer to peer rather than going through the MS server.


Just my little bit

Medic6666

[serz]

I'm using centericq cause I had some problems with Gaim, centericq is fine but for console.. it dosn't look good if you're in X :/ so I guess I'm gonna try others.