yahoo messenger

OS: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Kernel: 2.6.32-020632-generic

Date: Feb 24th, 2010

Hi,

Everyone, for me yahoo messenger is all about IMvironments, webcam chat, smilies, audibles and silly stuff instead of just chatting. It just adds fun to chatting and thats the only reason I like yahoo messenger for a change.

Don't get me wrong here I like Empathy, Pidgin much more however I used to miss yahoo sometimes. There is a yahoo messenger for Ubuntu which provide all those features (maybe not overall but most of them), called "GYachE Improved (gyachi)".

As of recently gyachi was available only through source tar ball, however the other day I found a repository for gyachi.

So if you like yahoo messenger features and want to install it smoothly try following solution.

Open Synaptic package manager:

• System --> Administration --> Synaptic Package Manager

Add gyachi repository

• Settings --> Repositories --> Other Software --> Add

Add following apt line

• ppa:loell/ppa

• (GUI) Close Repositories window and click Reload in Synaptic Package Manger
• OR (Terminal) sudo apt-get update

• (GUI) Search for gyachi and mark for install --> Apply and done
• (Terminal) sudo apt-get install gyachi

And there it is you can start enjoying gyachi from

• Applications --> Internet --> GYachE Improved

I found this solution posted at http://jeysundar.blogspot.com/2009/11/best-yahoo-messanger-for-linux-ubuntu.html on Feb 24th 2010