Install Linux » Pidgin http://www.installlinux.org Lending a helping hand... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:36:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Using Pidgin: Sweet Instant Messaging Without Ads or Horrible, Buggy Clients for Xp/vista/linux http://www.installlinux.org/install-linux/using-pidgin-sweet-instant-messaging-without-ads-or-horrible-buggy-clients-for-xpvistalinux.html http://www.installlinux.org/install-linux/using-pidgin-sweet-instant-messaging-without-ads-or-horrible-buggy-clients-for-xpvistalinux.html#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:04:05 +0000 admin http://www.installlinux.org/install-linux/using-pidgin-sweet-instant-messaging-without-ads-or-horrible-buggy-clients-for-xpvistalinux.html More >]]> Let’s be honest: managing multiple instant messaging accounts on different services can be a pain in the neck, especially when you need a different program for each account. That’s not fun, even if your dream is to have your system tray touch your Start menu (or your System menu, GNOME folks!). Ignoring that fact, IM programs tend to be buggy, slow, and bogged down with advertising. Plus, most multi-protocol clients tend to cost money. I don’t have money. But I do have a solution. Read on, kind person who reads thy articles.

Everyone, meet Pidgin. Pidgin is an open-source instant messaging client that allows users to connect to a wide variety of Instant Messaging clients. Don’t believe me? I don’t blame you, so here’s the supported list:

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