| openSUSE-Dokumentation Part II. Communication and Collaboration / Chapter 15. Instant Messaging with Kopete | ||||
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 | 14.2. The Pilot Applet | 15.2. Chatting with Friends |  | |
| openSUSE-Dokumentation Part II. Communication and Collaboration / Chapter 15. Instant Messaging with Kopete | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.2. The Pilot Applet | 15.2. Chatting with Friends | | |
Contents
Kopete is an online messenger application allowing multiple partners connected to the Internet to chat with each other. Kopete currently supports all common messenger protocols, such as AOL* Instant Messenger (AIM), GroupWise® Messenger, ICQ, Jabber*, Lotus* Sametime, MSN, SMS, and Yahoo!*.
Before you can chat with your friends, you need to create an account:
Open Kopete by pressing Alt+F2 and entering kopete.
If Kopete does not start, check if the package
kde4-kopete is installed.
Select + and click . The configuration wizard appears.
Select your messaging service. Generally, this is mostly determined by what service your friends are using.
If the messaging services requires registration but you do not have an account for this service yet, click . In the browser window that opens, enter your user data to register.
Switch back to Kopete and enter the data received on registration with the messaging service. This usually consists of the nickname or e-mail address and a password. Complete the configuration of your account by clicking .
After you have configured your account you need to add contacts to chat with them. If you have already created an account on another PC, this data is imported and automatically added to your contact list after login. To manually create a contact entry, click +. A new assistant appears to help with creation. However, you must be online and connect with Kopete to the selected messaging service to add a contact to your list.
