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shak

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Registered: 2009-03-16

Posts: 405

is there an im lighter than pidgin-light

Hi guys !

I need to install a im for my openbox setup . WIth emesene i'm having a couple of issues so it's not an option . With pidgin-light i need to install about 33 mb whereas with pidgin about 110 so it's much lighter .

What other options do i have ? I need it to have gui , support msn protocol , send receive files , i don't care about webcam and light .

Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

Posts: 9,183

Re: is there an im lighter than pidgin-light

you will find more answers in the Newbie Corner.

Moving....

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Inxsible

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Registered: 2008-06-09

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Re: is there an im lighter than pidgin-light

Also try aMSN.

If pidgin-light does what you need, what's the problem with it? just the size of 33 mb?

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jeekl

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Registered: 2010-08-16

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Re: is there an im lighter than pidgin-light

finch?

litemotiv

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Registered: 2008-08-01

Posts: 5,026

Re: is there an im lighter than pidgin-light

Irssi + Bitlbee

oops sorry..

Last edited by litemotiv (2010-08-29 18:35:26)

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Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

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Re: is there an im lighter than pidgin-light

he needs it to have GUI, so finch and Irrsi are out. I don't use any messenger except skype, so correct me if I am wrong

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shak

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Registered: 2009-03-16

Posts: 405

Re: is there an im lighter than pidgin-light

thanks for your replies , i guess i will give pidgin-light a shot . thanks again!

kismet010

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Registered: 2009-09-02

Posts: 137

Re: is there an im lighter than pidgin-light

what's about online im?

Trindol

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Registered: 2008-12-17

Posts: 37

Re: is there an im lighter than pidgin-light

You can modify the pkgbuild of pidgin-light. My installed version depends only on nss and hi-color-icon theme.

sand_man

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From: Australia

Registered: 2008-06-10

Posts: 2,164

Re: is there an im lighter than pidgin-light

Kopete on this installation uses about 20MB installed but then again you need the kde dependencies.

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Zeist

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Registered: 2008-07-04

Posts: 532

Re: is there an im lighter than pidgin-light

what's about online im?

I would have suggested something like Meebo, but I think file transfers are quite problematic in web-based im clients.

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