Well Gaim 2.0 Beta 6 has been out for some time now, and I have had some time using it on my Win XP but I missed it on my Ubuntu laptop, so I did a bit a research and came across on how to install is from source. It was very easy and I am going to list the step that I did to install Gaim 2.0 Beta 6 on my Ubuntu Edgy laptop.
1. Make sure you un-install your current Gaim program by typing
in the terminal window.Code:sudo apt-get remove gaim
2. Download the source from Gaim's site. Click here to download the source.
3. Unpack the compressed file onto your Desktop (you can right click on the compressed file and choose Extract Here in GNOME desktop).
4. Once unpacked launch your terminal window and navigate to your Desktop and then to the unpacked Gaim directory
5.Once in the directory type inCode:cd ~/Desktop/gaim-2.0.0beta6/
in the terminal windowCode:./configure
6. After the configuration is done type in
into the terminalCode:make
7. Wait till the make is done (this might take some time), and then type
into the terminalCode:sudo make install
8. After the installation is done you have you brand new Gaim 2.0 Beta 6 installed on you Ubuntu machine.
NOTE: You might want to check if you have the dependencies installed on you system to see if you have this installed type ininto the terminal. Also please be advised to backup your profile before installing. In order for you to backup locate .gaim folder in you home directory. Hope this helps and happy chatting with the new Beta 6 of Gaim 2.0.Code:sudo apt-get build-dep gaim
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