Quick Start Guide
2.12 Instant Messaging with Kopete
Kopete is an online messenger application which enables you to chat with others
over the Internet. Kopete supports many messenger protocols, such as AOL* Instant
Messenger (AIM), Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise® Messenger, ICQ, Jabber*, SMS, and Ya-
hoo!*. To use Instant Messaging (IM), you need to register with an IM services provider
and then enter this data Kopete accordingly.
To start Kopete, press [Alt] + [F2] and enter kopete. When you start the application
for the rst time, select Settings > Set up. Add an Access here in the Accesses area.
Kopete takes you through the set-up steps, such as selecting the news service, en-
tering the necessary account information (for example, user name/user ID, server
name, port), inputting of registration data (e.g. passwords). If you have not yet reg-
istered with the provider for the selected news service, click on Register New Access.
Enter your user data into the browser window which is now opened to register. Change
back to Kopete and enter the data received upon registration. Close the conguration
of your account by clicking on Finish.
If you want to go online after conguring your account, you can now add contacts
in the main window of Kopete. When the status Offline is displayed in the Kopete
window (in the status bar), rst click on File > Set status > Online and enter your
password as soon as you are requested. When connected, click on File > Add contact
and select the Kopete account for which contacts should be added. Enter the contact
data or search for a contact and click on OK.
To display all contacts, even if these are currently oine, select Settings > Display
Oine Users.
When you want to start a chat, click on the desired contact and enter your message
into the lower section of the chat window. Press [Enter] to send the message. The
upper part of the window displays the messages you have sent and received.
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