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Old 09-12-2004, 07:58 AM   #1
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Problem with gaim!

every time i try to log onto my msn acount it wont work. My aim account works fine, and i did the plugins thing. it always says: Free_Blade@hotmail.com was unable to sign on: Protocol not supported.

can someone plz help me
 
Old 09-12-2004, 08:07 AM   #2
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are u using the latest version of gaim?
 
Old 09-13-2004, 02:22 AM   #3
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can you plz help me install it? i am a total noob with linux and i don't know how to update it. could you plz help me go through it step by step?
 
Old 09-13-2004, 05:45 AM   #4
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which distro do u use? specify the version number...
 
Old 09-13-2004, 05:52 AM   #5
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sorry i am a total noob.... what do you mean by distro?
and how would i find out which one i am using?

hmpf i feel like a total noob HAHA and i was so good with windows
 
Old 09-13-2004, 06:08 AM   #6
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SuSE, Fedora, Mandrake, Slackware, any of those ring a bell?
go to a terminal (If your using KDE, go to the "Start" button -> System -> Terminals -> Konsole) and type "uname -r" (without the quotes) and paste the output here
 
Old 09-13-2004, 06:27 AM   #7
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uhm i am using redhat 9.0 if thats what your asking
 
Old 09-13-2004, 11:17 AM   #8
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yeah redhat 9.0 needs an update for gaim...google for gaim, download the file ...it will prob be gaim-something.rpm
save it on ure desktop
open a terminal such as konsole or gnome-terminal

cd to whatever directory u saved the install file..

for eb, if u saved it in ure home directory , u have to type..

cd /home/yourusername

then u do a

rpm -Uvh gaim*

in the konsole

it should upgrade and things should be fine..
 
  


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