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How to install Pidgin on Ubuntu

INTRODUCTION

Laptop on which installation of IRC was performed : HP Windows 10.

To be able to use Ubuntu ,I used a virtualisation software. It is the Virtual Box which has enable me to install Linux on Windows.

            Download Virtual box:https://www.virtualbox.org/

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution which is free and open source.

            Download Ubuntu 16.10:https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

DEFINITION OF IRC

IRC stand for Internet relay chat.In my case,i am going to install Pidgin.Pidgin is supported by IRC.Pidgin is a user friendly as it is easy to use.It allows mean of communication in form of text.

STEP OF INSTALLING PIDGIN:

STEP 1:LAUNCHING UBUNTU BY USE OF VIRTUAL BOX

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Ubuntu Destop

STEP 2:ENTER UBUNTU START MENU

• Please click on the start buttom found on the right as shown in the image below.

Start Menu

• Then,select Terminal and the result is shown below.

Terminal

STEP 3:MAKING UPDATE FOR UBUNTO

 CODE:

       sudo apt get update

  NOTE:The following code above update local packages list

Update

STEP 5:INSTALLING PIDGIN

   CODE:

       sudo apt-get pidgin

   NOTE:The following code above will install PIDGIN

NOTE:      

As you can see in the screenshot of installation of pidgin,if we enter the following code   sudo apt get pidgin instead of sudo apt-get pidgin ,an error will occur !!!

Installation finish

STEP 6:HOW TO SEARCH FOR PIDGIN AND LAUNCH IT

• Firstly,click on the start buttom and serch for pidgin in the search box

Searching for Pidgin

• select for Pidgin Internet Messenger and a welcome Pidgin box will be open on destop 

STEP 7:CONFIGURING PIDGIN

1. First of all,click Add and Add Account box will appear on your destop.

     2.Then,change the protocol from AIM to IRC.

   3.As you can see above,there are lot of option of protocol.After selecting IRC,
      Fill the username,password.The local alias is not mandatory.You can leave 
      it blank.

  NOTE:Server name should be irc.ubuntu.com.

    4.Click add when you have filled in.

      5.Maximise the Buddy List and stroll your cursor around the Buddy List.There will be 4 option.

         That is Buddies,Account ,Tools and Help.Click Buddies.

      6.Join a chat and fill in the required blank.

    
       NOTE:
        To connect to drupal channel,fill in the channel box #drupal-google.

Else,if you want to join another channel,just change channel name. For example,i want to join #CSE as another channel.We simply replace the name of the channel.

Then,click join.