Empathy replace Pidgin on Karmic Koala

It's been a long time since I post a useful post to my blog readers. In this post, i will try to make a post based on latest news for Karmic Koala development. There are several on going discussion regarding this issue where there are request for next release of Ubuntu(Karmic Koala -Codename) to use empathy instead of pidgin as default IM client.

Below are some links regarding the discussion:

• http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7462614
• http://pinstack.blogspot.com/2009/06/replace-pidgin-with-empathy-in-karmic.html
• http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/11705/

So if anyone would interested to install empathy and use the latest version from empathy itself which currently on version 2.27.3, please follow the instruction below:

• Edit your APT source.list and add the following line:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/telepathy/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

• After adding the ppa link into source.list, you might need to import the key. To add the key please use command below:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com FA3A1271

• Then update your source by doing sudo apt-get update.
• To install the empathy, please type sudo apt-get install empathy
• This will install the latest version of empathy on your machine. To enable the Adium theme to be use on empathy, you need to also apt-get install libwebkit-dev to meet the requirement. If not, the default theme will be use instead.

Try this empathy and give your opinion whether Empathy should/should not replace pidgin for the next cycle release. I'll attach my current empathy screenshot for review.

Currently running Jaunty on my laptop.

Ubuntu-my JRP

On 31st May 2009, Ubuntu-my loco held a Jaunty Release Party. Here is some of the pictures taken during the party. Credits to fenris, sumardi, itiknila, bizkut, buffalosoldier and blacburry on organizing this events.


And thanks to Mr Prakash Advani from Canonical for joining us during our first ever release party. There were a lot of crowds not only Ubuntu user.

And some pictures below were taken during hackathon session during the day before our release party. The session was a success in promoting Ubuntu and helping Ubuntu user. Enjoy the pictures and thanks to all Ubuntu-my members cause made this dream come true.

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