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• In previous articles we have seen customers who specialize in a particular messaging service, but the falling down of new services make it necessary software capable of integrating all these services in one application, orderly and practical.
To meet this need we have instant messaging clients (IM), in this article we will discuss 4 of the IM main alternatives available on Ubuntu, and install them, their appearance and their main advantages and disadvantages.

Empathy: the IM client for Gnome
This is the default IM client in Ubuntu its main assets are an active development and a large number of supported protocols. On the other hand has been heavily criticized for its excessive volatility and are missing some of the options that made its predecessor Pidgin in a preferred customer by all. Va fitted as standard in Ubuntu, but if you delete or use some other variant of * buntu order to install is: sudo aptitude install
empathy

Empathy looks

His Strengths: Lots

Supported protocols: Google Talk (Jabber / XMPP), MSN, IRC, Salut, AIM, Facebook, Yahoo, Gadu Gadu, Groupwise, ICQ, QQ ... Development
1. active
Supports voice calls and video conferencing supports many services
webcam for MSN protocol file transfer
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Its main disadvantages: too unstable

chart looks very poor
2. No supports encryption
   

Kopete: the KDE IM client

The KDE desktop also brings its own IM client, with a careful look and interesting options. Although designed to integrate with KDE can be used on any desktop. Va
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  fitted as standard in Kubuntu, if we install it on any other version of * buntu will use the command: sudo aptitude install

kopete

Kopete looks Its strengths:

A lot of protocols supported: MSN, Google Talk, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, Gadu-Gadu, Novell GroupWise Messenger ... Seamless integration into the KDE desktop, passwords, contacts, notifications ... Encryption

File Transfer Supports voice and video call
Supports Skype accounts

Care visuals Great amount of plugins

Its main disadvantages: It depends
libraries KDE / Qt

3. Pidgin: classic
4. This is today probably the most comprehensive of the four customers analyzed by that many Ubuntu users prefer it over Empathy. However, although its development is still active most of the development and improvement efforts have been made so far in Empathy is surely a good option for this, but no future.
5. Installed with the command: sudo aptitude install
6. pidgin
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looks
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   Pidgin

2. Its strengths:

Lots of supported protocols: Google Talk, ICQ, IRC, MSN, AIM, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Groupwise, MySpaceIM, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE, Sametime , XMPP, Yahoo, Zephyr

multitude of plugins that extend its functions

Notifications in Gnome and KDE3 integrated

File Transfer supports voice and video in some protocols
Its main disadvantages: Development braking
empathy for

graphic looks poor (but practical)

Center IM: IM client for the console
rebooking latter client console lovers or those who for whatever reason do not have a chart server and should be handled in text mode. In these cases, Linux is also demonstrated scalability with text-based clients, able to bring instant messaging to any system. Installed with the command: sudo aptitude install
centerim

CenterIM looks

Its strengths:
Simple,

fast and efficient graphical environment do not need (can be run on servers and through ssh)

may be included in scripts and pipes Practical ncurses interface for easy operation
Many protocols supported: ICQ, Yahoo, AIM , IRC, MSN, LiveJournal, Gadu Gadu, Jabber, RSS ... Transferring files

1. Its main disadvantages:
austerity that characterizes the console
not support video or voice calls

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Empathy Pidgin Kopete

CenterIM


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