Gtalk For Debian Users

October 4, 2008

HOW TO

USE GTALK

IN DEBIAN

Pidgin is not available in Debian. Gaim doesn’t show you an option for Gtalk. Taking new gmail site integrated with chat facility can make your system very slow, especially if you have a system with low RAM and processor.

Gtalk addicts.. Don’t take this as the end of the world. There is a way to setup a Google Talk account in your Gaim.

Here are the steps to be taken.

1. Open Gain and click on Add a new account.

2. Enter the following details in the add new account window

  • Protocol :- Jabber
  • Screenname :- Your user name (All that comes before @gmail.com)
  • Server :- gmail.com
  • Resource :- Home (Don’t change it)
  • Password :- Leave blank for security reasons.
  • Local Alias :- Leave Blank

3. Click on the ADVANCED button and in the option for Connect server add talk.google.com

4. Click Save

DONE. Now you can start using Gtalk using Gaim.

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