In my last post I gave an insight on how empathy is a challenge for pidgin.Today I am going to run through the steps as found on livegnome.org for installation of empathy.

You can get the latest version of Empathy by changing your repositories as follows: First add the public key from the developers:

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

Next add the following repositories depending upon your Ubuntu version to /etc/apt/sources.lst or graphically in System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager->Settings->Repositories:

For Jaunty(9.04) Users

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

For Intrepid(8.10) users

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/telepathy/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/telepathy/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

For Hardy(8.04) users

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/telepathy/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/telepathy/ppa/ubuntu hardy main

You then need to update the source list using the following command

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sudo apt-get update

Installing the appropriate packages

Then in a terminal, enter the following command:

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sudo apt-get install empathy telepathy-mission-control telepathy-stream-engine telepathy-gabble telepathy-butterfly telepathy-haze telepathy-idle telepathy-salut telepathy-sofiasip python-msn empathy-megaphone-applet

Optionally, you can add more functionality/integration with the following:

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sudo apt-get install nautilus-sendto-universe galago-telepathy-feed libtelepathy-farsight0 python-tpfarsight galago-eds-feed python-galago python-galago-gtk

The application will show up in Applications->Internet->”Empathy Instant Messenger”

Tags: Debian, install empathy, Linux distributions, Package management system, Synaptic Package Manager, Ubuntu

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