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Topic: HOWTO: Setup Pidgin (using Gtalk) for CrunchBang

HOWTO: Setup Pidgin to chat with Google Talk Folks

Setup Pidgin for CrunchBang

1.  Run pidgin from a Terminal Window
2.  Go to: Accounts -> Manage Accounts
     Use Existing GoogleTalk account information.
     (this will be your gTalk account login & password)

In the BASIC TAB:
3.  Protocol = XMPP
4.  Username = Gmaillogin (do not use @gmail.com)
5.  Domain = gmail.com
6.  Resource = Leave Blank
7.  Password = gmailpassword
8.  Check the Remember Password Box
9.  Local alias = as required


In the ADVANCED TAB:
10. Check the following boxes:
      Require SSL/TLS
      Force Old port 5223 SSL
11. Connect port = 5223
12. Connect Server = talk.google.com
13. File Transfer Proxy = proxy.jabber.org:7777
14. Prox Type = Use Global Proxy Settings
15. Save
16. Go ONLINE - Connect to gTalk folks.

lkraemer

  • From: California, USA
  • Registered: 2008-11-29
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Re: HOWTO: Setup Pidgin (using Gtalk) for CrunchBang

Google already offers their own instructions tongue but thanks for posting.

http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/ … swer=24073

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  • From: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
  • Registered: 2009-06-04
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Re: HOWTO: Setup Pidgin (using Gtalk) for CrunchBang

Am I missing something here, or doesn't Pidgin already do this for you? You can just add a Google Talk account under Accounts. I know that this is essentially equivalent as the XMPP protocol is used either way, but this seems redundant. I think I had to do this back in Gutsy? Maybe.

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Re: HOWTO: Setup Pidgin (using Gtalk) for CrunchBang

I figured out for the first time how to do this last week whle i was in Mint. The page i found wasn't half as helpful as the google link above, i wish i found that thread last week. I've never seen a 'google talk' option in Pidgin on any distro - I will look out for such an option.

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Re: HOWTO: Setup Pidgin (using Gtalk) for CrunchBang

RubiksQubed wrote:

Am I missing something here, or doesn't Pidgin already do this for you? You can just add a Google Talk account under Accounts. I know that this is essentially equivalent as the XMPP protocol is used either way, but this seems redundant. I think I had to do this back in Gutsy? Maybe.

That confused me when using Pidgin. I added a Google Talk account, and then it automatically changed to XMPP. I was like WTF? lol

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Re: HOWTO: Setup Pidgin (using Gtalk) for CrunchBang

Indeed it works. I don't know why but here I have to configure the advanced settings. So for me the steps are:

1 Add Google Talk account - add username - rest of options on 'Basic' tab optional.
2 On 'Advanced' tab:
Force Old port 5223 SSL: checked
Connect port: 5223
Connect server: talk.google.com

Note 'Require SSL/TLS' is optional and from the Google link it seems like if you have a Google Mail account (example@googlemail.com) you should have googlemail.com instead of gmail.com for the domain.