Google Talk (GTalk) in Linux!
Enable GTALK from Gaim in Linux
By Synapse
Gaim is what you probably use if you use Linux and want to connect to Yahoo or MSN. Lately google talk has been steadily becoming popular among people. Not many know that you can use Gaim to connect to the google talk servers and chat with your gtalk friends! Here’s how you go about it -
1.Click Accounts > Add (At the main login screen)
2.From the protocol dropdown select Jabber
3.Your screen name will be your gmail address except @gmail.com Example: If your address is xyz@gmail.com then your screen name will be xyz
4.Change the server from jabber.org to gmail.com
5.Password will be the same password that you use for Gmail
6.Click show more options
7.“Use TLS is available” should be checked
8.The connect server should be “talk.gmail.com”
[Edit : The connect server should be 'talk.google.com' Please make note of the change]
Chat away!
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You can also use Kopete or any other Jabber-capable clients, if that’s the client you prefer. But personally, I wish Google would provide a client for Linux. Google Talk is a great, lightweight Jabber client. I like its style.
Yup!! tats cool.
Hmm… Kewl. Hope that the stupid Rediffbol network is accessible on Linux too since that’s what most customer’s demand the main reason why I have to use Windows. If you’re confused – I run a Cyber Cafe.
Thanks for the info.
when i use gaim can i use any port other than 5222. In my organization it is blocked as per the organization policy.
hi, I am using openSUSE 10.2, and i couldn’t find gaim for my operating system. Kevin, can you help me configure my Kopete which came along with the OS, for using gtalk, please…
and if someone knows a place which has gaim for this OS, plz let me know.
Thank you.
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@Shrikant – Gaim is now Pidgin. Do a search for pidgin and you should find a package
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Trackback by Anonymous | August 9, 2007 |
hey…i did the same thing..but its throwing me a connection error …every i try to connect, it is unable to do so..is there any other setting i have to do??!!!
thanks for dowaloading
iam chking
well
if you dont fancy the looooong process of installing PIDgin…
make sure your firewall or proxy can recognise the 5222 port…if not, add a rule (dependant on the one you have) if you dont, get someone or a system admin to do. If you are in a public zone “e.g. cyber, WI-FI ZONE etc.” this wont matter.
Thereafter,
protocol: jabber
screen name:
server: gmail.com whichever works best in your case
password:
click advanced:
check “Use TLS if available”
check “Require TLS”
connect port: 5222
“DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ON THE CONNECTION SERVER”
Proxy type: you can play around with this until you get the desired result
click “save”
connect, provide the password
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theres any gtalk,which runs on linux?my OS is rhel5.1.
Worth investigating other IM’s
http://www.ceveni.com/2009/02/linux-im-clients-voice-chat-with-gtalk.html
would it be able to make voice calls