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Fedora 12 has Empathy IM client #fedora #empathy #linux

26 Nov 2009 2 Comments

Hi folks ….

Today m gonna talk about Empathy IM client included in the latest Fedora 12

Empathy is the multi protocol IM client supporting various protocols like XMPP ( Jabber ), Yahoo, Gtalk, Live (MSN), MySpace, and many other platforms.
For detailed list of supported protocol features visit http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/wiki/Protocols_Support
File transfer for XMPP, and local networks.
Voice and video call using SIP, XMPP, Google Talk and MSN.
Sharing and viewing location information.
Private and group chat (with smileys and spell checking).
Conversation logging.
Automatic away and extended away presence.
Automatic reconnection using Network Manager.

The most attractive feature of Empathy IM is Conversation theming

For example, the theme used by me in the below screenshot is ”Adium Matte”

It simulates Apple iChat’s bubbles while chatting ….

Similarly you can find a lot many themes to download at :-

The question is to find an easy way to download as well as install these themes.

Well, I used the following route :-

There is a convenient shell script for downloading and installing themes from adiumxtras.
Visit http://gist.github.com/191499 andclick download button.
Save it at a convenient location. ( the name of the shell script will be ” adiumxtra-install ” )
Now visit http://www.adiumxtras.com/index.php?a=search&cat_id=5&sort=ranking&user_id=0&s=&start=0
Choose your favorite theme.
Move the mouse pointer on the file size under “Install” ( Don’t click the file size )
Copy the link address
Now open up a shell ( command prompt ).
Navigate to the directory where you have saved the shell script ” adiumxtra-install “ downloaded earlier.
Type ‘ adiumxtra-install <The link address you have copied> ‘
For example ‘ adiumxtra-install adiumxtra://www.adiumxtras.com/download/2160 ‘ will download and install “Adium Matte” ( seen in the above screenshot ).
Now when you open up Empathy, under Edit, go to Preferences, and click the Themes tab
Under the drop down list, you will see your newly installed theme !!!!!