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Old 08-05-2016, 08:09 AM   #1
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What might replace centerim (terminal instant messenger) ?


Hello,

What might replace centerim (terminal instant messenger) ?

best regards
Pat
 
Old 08-05-2016, 12:20 PM   #2
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What about finch, pidgin's ncurses-based brother?
 
Old 08-05-2016, 02:41 PM   #3
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What about finch, pidgin's ncurses-based brother?
Hi, Thank you for your proposal.

Now, I remember of finch. This one I found it depreciated since it requires quite a lot of packages to be installed.

I will search further. I believe that I noticed few alternative with decent/wise package requirements.

Thank you and best regards
Pat

Code:
apt-get install finch 

  libgadu3 libgconf-2-4 libgirepository-1.0-1 libgme0 libgssdp-1.0-3
  libgstreamer-plugins-bad0.10-0 libgupnp-1.0-4 libgupnp-igd-1.0-4 libkate1
  libmeanwhile1 libmimic0 libmms0 libmodplug1 libnice10 libofa0 libprotobuf-c1
  libpurple-bin libpurple0 libslv2-9 libsoundtouch0 libspandsp2 libvo-aacenc0
  libvo-amrwbenc0 libwildmidi-config libwildmidi1 libzbar0 libzephyr4
  libzvbi-common libzvbi0 pidgin-data python-dbus python-dbus-dev python-gi
Suggested packages:
  gconf-defaults-service frei0r-plugins gvfs slv2-jack python-dbus-doc
  python-dbus-dbg python-gi-cairo
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  finch freepats gconf-service gconf2 gconf2-common gir1.2-glib-2.0
  gstreamer0.10-gconf gstreamer0.10-nice gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-x
  libavahi-glib1 libcdaudio1 libdirac-encoder0 libfarstream-0.1-0 libflite1
  libgadu3 libgconf-2-4 libgirepository-1.0-1 libgme0 libgssdp-1.0-3
  libgstreamer-plugins-bad0.10-0 libgupnp-1.0-4 libgupnp-igd-1.0-4 libkate1
  libmeanwhile1 libmimic0 libmms0 libmodplug1 libnice10 libofa0 libprotobuf-c1
  libpurple-bin libpurple0 libslv2-9 libsoundtouch0 libspandsp2 libvo-aacenc0
  libvo-amrwbenc0 libwildmidi-config libwildmidi1 libzbar0 libzephyr4
  libzvbi-common libzvbi0 pidgin-data python-dbus python-dbus-dev python-gi
0 upgraded, 50 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
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