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Meyithi

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From: Wirral, UK

Registered: 2009-06-21

Posts: 550

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IM client for Openbox?

Hi all

I'm looking for a decent IM client to use within Openbox - Pidgin wants to pull in half of Gnome it seems and I'm not willing to let it!

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Ashren

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From: Denmark

Registered: 2007-06-13

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Re: IM client for Openbox?

Have you tried : http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19673 ?

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Runiq

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-10-29

Posts: 1,053

Re: IM client for Openbox?

Depends on the IM network you use. I'm using mcabber, which isn't graphical but sufficient nonetheless (using jabber with transports, btw). You could also try centericq (CLI), psi (if it is called that, can't remember correctly I think), qip, or one of countless others.

EDIT:

wiki::Common Apps::Chat Clients
wiki::Lightweight Software::Instant Messengers
wiki::Screen, Irssi, Bitlbee

Last edited by Runiq (2009-07-05 20:44:00)

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BinkyTheClown

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From: The Circus

Registered: 2008-06-11

Posts: 85

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Re: IM client for Openbox?

bitlbee + irssi + screen is the way to go

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DevoidOfWindows

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Registered: 2009-05-24

Posts: 133

Re: IM client for Openbox?

Pidgin wants to pull in half of Gnome it seems and I'm not willing to let it!

Huh?  Are you sure?  I have Pidgin installed, and there are no GNOME dependencies.

Last edited by DevoidOfWindows (2009-07-05 22:10:19)