Best IM Client for Linux

**X03** · 01-19-2009, 03:25 PM

What IM client to do you use? I currently have Pidgin but I preferred the looks of Kopete. Kopete won't load links in my default browser though so I switch to pidgin but it looks ugly.

What other options do I have for multiple server connections? Is it possible to fix Kopete?

**Tor** · 01-20-2009, 05:37 AM

To fix kopete edit yoru ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals file. If there is a line like this:

Code:

[General]
BrowserApplication=

Put "firefox" (without the quotes) after the = sign there. If it is not there add it. It should look like this:

Code:

 [General]
 BrowserApplication=firefox

**WingedPanther** · 01-20-2009, 10:14 AM

I use pigin on both Linux and Windows.

Jordan · 01-21-2009, 11:56 AM

Same. Pidgin works well for both.

**zErOaCid** · 03-12-2009, 03:06 PM

I'm currently using pidgin 2.5.5 which i compiled it from source. I don't have KDE installed on my box. I can install kopete without KDE but pidgin is working for me fine.

**aftertaste** · 03-29-2009, 05:17 PM

The only gripe about pidgin is i have trouble with sending the message along with the shift key. I usually notice this like on some IM clients too. Have you guys noticed it?