how to yahoo messenger

[zach_hap]

hi freinds
i have suse 10.1
i m new at using linux
so i wanted to know how to use YM or any other messenger in suse

[smolloy]

Have a look at kopete or gaim. They should have been installed by default (I think) on suse 10.1.

[zach_hap]

hi smolloy
thanks for ur reply
i have Kopete
but not getting how to use it

[luckystrings]

hi smolloy
thanks for ur reply
i have Kopete
but not getting how to use it

Hey Zach !!

Its simple.. open kopete... go thru the menu... u need to setup ur yahoo account in it (u can also setup additional accounts like AIM, ICQ, Hotmail) .. it wont prompt for userID and Passwd like normal yahoo messenger does.. Setup for the first time and it will open ur account automatically when u login.. (with the default settings) ..

Regards ..

LuckY !

[zach_hap]

hi lucky
i did everything as u said
but now i cannot chat even if my freinds are online
kopete does not show them as online and messege apears that this contact is not reachable or offline

so what should i do now

[manshahia]

Sudnt u try GAIM.
Its good i think and easy to use.

@smolloy, how can we get the list of chat rooms in any of these??

[smolloy]

You could try right-clicking on the kopete icon and going to "Set Status" -> "Online".

Does that help?

[zach_hap]

@ smolloy
no that does not help
can u guys tell me how to install Yahoo messenger
i have downloaded UNIX version of YM but i dont know how to install it

[the bassinvader]

In tthe past Yahoo has deliberatley made life diufficult when it comes to 3rd party software using their messaging protocol.
Try downloading the latest version of Kopete ( 0.12.2 ) here

http://kopete.kde.org/releases.php

[zach_hap]

thanks for the link
i have downloaded it but not getting how to install it
it shows following error when i configure it

checking for Qt... configure: error: Qt (>= Qt 3.3 and < 4.0) (headers and libraries) not found. Please check your installation!

what to do now