IM for Yahoo

**SurfThaNet** · 09-22-2004, 07:11 PM

I would like to setup Yahoo IM and I do not know what to do. Yahoo has a download for Red Hat and FreeBSD. As you can see I am a newbie at this Linux stuff. Thanks in Advance.

**probono** · 09-22-2004, 07:20 PM

Please see http://klik.berlios.de - you can install it from there.

**SurfThaNet** · 09-22-2004, 08:26 PM

I get protocol not supported error. It said that Klik needed to be installed first. I followed the instructions. Im running Knoppix 3.6

**probono** · 09-22-2004, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by SurfThaNet

I get protocol not supported error. It said that Klik needed to be installed first. I followed the instructions. Im running Knoppix 3.6

In order to install the klik client:

*Be sure you are online
* Copy the following text:

Code:

wget klik.berlios.de/client/install -O -|sh

* Press Alt-F2 and paste the text there and press OK

Please wait until you get the following message:

Code:

Now you can start installing software. 
Opening the klik point-and-klik software store...

Now you can point-and-klik to install the software packages.

**firebyrd10** · 09-22-2004, 11:24 PM

Gaim supports the yahoo messenger.
Did you try that?

**shah** · 09-23-2004, 01:43 AM

Yahoo messenger do comes with debian package.
http://download.yahoo.com/dl/unix/ym...0.4_1_i386.deb

But before you install ymessenger, you need to install libssl0.9.6 first or else you will encounter unmet dependencies problem.

apt-get install libssl0.9.6
Then install ymessenger.

**SurfThaNet** · 09-23-2004, 02:48 AM

shah, I'm not sure what or how to get libssl0.9.6 I'm NEW to Linux. Any help is arppreciated! I don't Unix form Linux. I am real green and I want to learn.

**shah** · 09-23-2004, 03:05 AM

Okay, asumming you already download ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386.deb.

Open kosole and type this command:
su <enter> **it will ask for root password, enter that password
apt-get update <enter> ** you don't need to run this if you already done it before.
apt-get install libssl0.9.6 <enter> **this will install libssl0.96 from net

Then change to the directory where you save ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386.deb.
ex:
cd /home/yourname/download <enter>
dpkg -i ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386.deb <enter>
ymessenger <enter> **this will run ymessenger and will ask you to configure your yahoo messenger.

You can also install .deb package using gui (kpackage) if it is installed in
your system.

**SurfThaNet** · 09-23-2004, 03:44 AM

I was able to setup Yahoo IM with Klik

**pskr** · 10-18-2004, 01:48 AM

Originally Posted by shah

Okay, asumming you already download ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386.deb.

Open kosole and type this command:
su <enter> **it will ask for root password, enter that password
apt-get update <enter> ** you don't need to run this if you already done it before.
apt-get install libssl0.9.6 <enter> **this will install libssl0.96 from net

Then change to the directory where you save ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386.deb.
ex:
cd /home/yourname/download <enter>
dpkg -i ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386.deb <enter>
ymessenger <enter> **this will run ymessenger and will ask you to configure your yahoo messenger.

You can also install .deb package using gui (kpackage) if it is installed in
your system.

Thank you Shah for your detailed instructions. I was able to install YM.
[Note: it is not libss10.9.6 [10 dot 9 dot 6], it is lib-ssl-0-9-6]

Thanks a lot.