On 29/05/08 19:30, Onno Benschop wrote: > On 29/05/08 08:06, John Botscharow wrote: > >> I'm on Central Daylight Time UTC-5 >> >> I was afraid someone was going to suggest IRC LOL. I have never used >> IRC. I do have Pifgin installed - will that work or do I need something >> else? And how do I set up an IRC account? Do I need a mic or is text >> talking? >> >> Sorry for being such a newbie, but I did warn you guys LOL >> >> > Yes, pidgin will work. > > No, you won't need an account. > > The HowTo is here: > > 1. Install Pidgin (Applications -> Add/Remove... -> Search -> Pidgin > -> Tick Box, Click Apply > 2. Launch Applications -> Internet -> Pidgin > 3. The irc server is irc.freenode.net, the screen name is anything - > short is good, no spaces, no duplicates. Room name is > #ubuntu-marketing > 4. You should see two windows, one with "buddies" and one with the chat. > > > > Pretty pictures of same:
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