Protocol: select XMPP in the drop-down menu.If you do this at a later stage, you can go back to the account set-up wizard by clicking on “Accounts” > “Manage Accounts”.Īfter you click “Add”, an “Add Account” window with values to fill out will appear. You may add an account by clicking the “Add” button. The first time you open Pidgin, it will take you to the Account Setup Wizard.
#Adium install install#
If the client has not already installed Pidgin and the OTR plugin or Adium in their computer, please refer to Article #207: Install XMPP+OTR on Linux, Windows and macOS to guide them through the installation.
#Adium install how to#
If the client decides to use XMPP as a secure alternative, they might need guidance on how to set up their account on an XMPP client installed in their computer and enable OTR to make end-to-end encryption possible. Using insecure channels to communicate may cause data leaks and put sensitive information in the wrong hands. Often clients rely on insecure services like Skype and Facebook to communicate sensitive information over instant messaging. Gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/adiumxtra/command "$HOME/.Edit me Set-up Instructions for XMPP and OTR on Linux, Windows and macOS How to configure an account and set up OTR in Pidgin/Adium for secure instant messaging communications Problem Sudo apt-get install -y -force-yes pidgin libnotify-bin pidgin-dev libpurple-dev libwebkit-dev bzr wget checkinstallĬp webkit.so "$HOME/.purple/plugins/webkit.so" Note: I've written the script below simply by blending edocastillo's script above and h!v's script here. and then select from a list of adium styles. Tools > Plugins > WebKit message styles > Configure plugin. to start using pidgin with a rich set of adium styles which can selected from the menu: It will install pidgin, if not installed already, and then all the necessary files etc. Never mind the name "karmic-fixes", just create a a new file in your home folder, copy and paste the text below, save the file, make it executable, and run it in terminal. THIS WORKS EVEN IN QUANTAL (UBUNTU 12.10) 32 & 64 BIT!!! Set it as executable: Right click on file > permissions > check Allow executing file as program Then double click on the file, execute in a terminal, write your password and the script will install the dependencies and the WebKit messages styles plugin for pidgin.
#Adium install code#
Open gedit, copy the code and save the file in your home folder. Sudo rm /home/$HOMEUSER/.purple/message_styles/2160 Unzip /home/$HOMEUSER/.purple/message_styles/2160 Sudo chown $HOMEUSER -R /home/$HOMEUSER/.purple/Ĭd /home/$HOMEUSER/.purple/message_styles Gconftool-2 -t bool -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/adiumxtra/needs_terminal false Gconftool-2 -t bool -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/adiumxtra/enabled true Gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/adiumxtra/command "$SCRIPTSDIR/pidgin-adium.sh %s" Sudo checkinstall -fstrans=no -install=yes -pkgname=pidgin-adium -pkgversion "0.1" -default Sudo apt-get install -y -force-yes pidgin libnotify-bin pidgin-dev libpurple-dev libwebkit-dev bzr checkinstallīzr branch lp:~pdffs/pidgin-webkit/karmic-fixes
Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webkit-team/ppa
I found a script that works fine in Ubuntu Natty, Oneiric and Precise may be works with Maverick: #!/bin/bash