Questions tagged [empathy]
Empathy is a messaging program which supports text, voice, and video chat and file transfers over many different protocols. You can tell it about your accounts on all those services and do all your chatting within one application.
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How to view twitter with empathy?
So Pidgin would have been fine except it crashes after like 1 minute of opening with the error :
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
also some dbus error that I can't recreate now.
And Empathy is ...
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Uninstall empathy without affecting dependencies
I am trying to uninstall empathy from my Ubuntu 12.10. So I issued the following command
sudo apt-get purge empathy
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... ...
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Empathy Internet Messaging Error [No reason specified]
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10.
Empathy Internet Messaging was working fine until yesterday. Now it's showing an error under every email with
[ No reason specified ]
How can I fix this?
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How do I install video4linux2 in Ubuntu 12.10, and do I need to?
I'm still pretty new to Ubuntu so please bear with me.
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 and I am trying to get a couple of old external USB webcams working on my laptops. The built-in laptop webcams work ...
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people nearby contacts appears twice in empathy list, how to correct this?
Using empathy and "people nearby" in Ubuntu 12.04, my contacts appears twice.
This bothers me, how can I correct this ?
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Empathy Chat: People Nearby text chat OK but file transfer fails. Why? How to troubleshoot? [closed]
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Chat works (sending text and smileys) with the "People Nearby" feature but sending files silently fails. Going to Contact > Send File presents the sender with a file chooser and no error is ...
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Gnome 3 empathy can`t get the menu toolbar to show
I can`t get empathy to show me the menu toolbar in ubuntu 12.10 in Gnome. When I log in in Unity, I can see the toolbar on the top, but that is not much comfy to need to go to Unity whenever I want to ...
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How do i logout from yahoo chat in ubuntu?
In the top main bar next to battery, wireless, clock is an envelope icon where (I do not remember how happened) I am logged in to yahoo chat.
Say I want to login with another account or simply logout ...
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Auto answer with google video call?
Does any one know any way to set up auto-answer for google video calls on an Ubuntu machine? I don't care which client is used (Empathy, Pidgin, in-browser, anything else, etc.), and I don't care how ...
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How to enable Empathy incoming message notifications?
I installed empathy in Lubuntu.
I want a notification to popup when a message is received.
However, when I open edit -> preferences -> notifications, it doesn't have an option, "show incoming ...
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Unable to Integrate Facebook in Ubuntu 12.10
Facebook was working fine as recently as a week ago.
But for whatever reason, the online account for facebook had been deleted from my System Settings. When I try to re-integrate, a browser window ...
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empathy and google hosts
I set static ip in /etc/hosts for some google sites (Google is blocked frequently in China).
Then empathy cannot login with google account.
How can I make empathy work with hosts binding?
I am sure ...
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Online accounts in Ubuntu 12.10 not connecting
I added my facebook and google accounts to Ubuntu online accounts recently but I keep getting the message "Connection to [email protected] failed No reason specified." Im not able to connect to any of ...
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Make a new chat window open when someone contacts me [duplicate]
I'd like it that when I receive a new IM, empathy launches an IM window (if one isn't already open). Is there any way to do this? I would like this to happen for two reasons:
Currently, when someone ...
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What IM clients support Jabber and show notifications on the toolbar in Ubuntu 12.10?
I'm migrating from MacOS X back to Ubuntu, and trying to find an IM client I can use. I use IM quite a bit for work, so I really need to see notifications in the toolbar at the top of the screen.
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How to chat yahoo messenger with empathy?
I log in to my Yahoo account. But after I go to empathy, it just says that "No online contact." How can I chat?
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Empathy Notifications ? How open Emphaty from envelope?
Well no, was no similar question. Ok somebody start to chat me, I got envelope. When I click on it Telepathy not Empathy opens, always. Well Empathy looks better and has nicer UI. How to make Empathy ...
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Can't delete Facebook and Google in Online Accounts! Where is the config file for Ubuntu Online Accounts located?
since today I have an issue with my Ubuntu Online Account Settings. I started Empathy to log into my messengers, but I got an error that Facebook, Google and MSN need an authentication. I tried to ...
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How to achieve echo cancellation with Pulse Audio?
I want to use echo cancellation for my Skype calls and Empathy on Ubuntu 12.10 (pulseaudio 2.1).
Does anyone know how to do that?
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Intermitent Facebook connection on Empathy
I'm using Empathy on Ubuntu 12.04 (32 bits) to connect to "people near me", gtalk and facebook. I've been using it for about 2 weeks with no issues.
Then suddenly today the facebook account started ...
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Empathy doesn't show properly on indicator menu (12.10)
Whenever I get a message on Facebook or gtalk, a bubble pops in the upper right corner, and I hear a sound. But, the message icon doesn't turn blue, and no "new messages" or such is displayed.
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Full screen or more visible Skype, Pidgin, Empathy notifications?
I work in a shared office and I have the heaphones plugged in in order not to bother my colleagues with the poping sounds of chats and incoming calls. The problem is that I miss most of my calls and ...
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Unable to group chat on Facebook with Empathy?
I can't take part in a Facebook group chat with Empathy.
Do you know if there is a solution for this issue?
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How to change Empathy appearance in 12.10?
Since I updated to Quantal, I cannot modify Empathy's appearance. In particular,
I want Empathy to shows just the names and status icons of my contacts, without avatars and other stuff.
In the ...
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How do I make Empathy match my keyring with my password?
I changed my password a few months ago from the password I first used when I installed Ubuntu on my machine. I tried to add a Google Talk account to Empathy, but every time Empathy gives me a message ...
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Empathy with Gnome Online Accounts (GOA)
How is Empathy supposed to work in Ubuntu 12.10 with Gnome 3.6?
I added my Google and Facebook accounts to GOA and enabled "Chat" for both, but Empathy does not use the accounts. Instead it says "...
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Removing Empathy from 12.10 wants to remove the Gnome-Core package
I would like to remove Empathy from my Ubuntu system, (I am currently running Quantal without Unity, just Gnome). When I try remove it in Synaptic it also wants to remove Gnome-Core, which I assume ...
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IRC in Empathy on 12.10
I opened Empathy, go to accounts (F4), it takes me to "Online Accounts" where I can choose between many account types, but there is no IRC. There is face, google, twitter....but no IRC.
Am I missing ...
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Can empathy be configured to stay updated will a full conversation?
The Google Talk web app and Android app will always update themselves with all messages sent from all clients and I was wondering if Empathy can be configured to do this.
For example, if I start a ...
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Local chat between empathy and telepathy?
Empathy and telepathy, both have local chat, or chat for LAN.
How configure local chat for obtain communication between empathy and telepathy clients ?
Clarification: In a LAN, one pc use telepathy ...
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Connect to Google Talk without giving access to my full Google Account
I would like to use Empathy as a Google Talk client. When I choose to go online, I'm asked to give [email protected] (Ubuntu) access to manage my online Photo's, Google Drive, Emails and Videos.
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After upgrading to 12.10, Empathy displays 'network error' when connecting to Google Talk
After upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10, Empathy displays 'network error' when trying to connect to Google Talk. In 12.04 (and earlier versions), Empathy was setup and functioning correctly using Google Talk.
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Cannot connect to online accounts in Empathy (Ubuntu 12.10)
All my online accounts that connect to Empathy for IM will not work. Empathy gives an error message of "No reason specified" for each one. Gwibber works fine, so it seems to be a problem more related ...
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Empathy protocol icons
I'm surprised that Empathy can't display the protocol icons.
Even in the latest Ubuntu 12.10. I'd like to know why if someone can tell me.
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Empathy 3.6, telepathy haze, libpurple and skype -> Please help me to mix them well
I'm trying to connect skype to empathy, and here is what I have done so far.
I got Pidgin to display my skype contacts so Skype <-> libpurple works, but Empathy 3.6 does not show my Skype contacts....
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empathy can't connect to facebook chat
I am using ubuntu 12.10, and when I try to connect to my Facebook account through Empathy, it gets disconnected and says this account is already connected to the server.
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How to add custom mail id in empathy
How to add custom mail id in telepathy account manager/empathy? i.e I want to add [email protected] which was created in google apps. I want to use it as gmail id.
I tried logging in by ...
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Empathy logs into chat networks, without beeing started?
I have Empathy installed on my Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome 3. I appear to be online in the chat networks when my computer is connected to the internet. However, I did not even start Empathy, at least not ...
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Bottom panel disappears when a new message arrives on Empathy in Gnome Shell Remix 12.10
Every time a contact sends a message (just when its window is closed), the bottom panel with message tray disappears. I have to press Alt+F2 and "r" and back to normal. Why it's happening?
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SIP Phones unreliable past 12.04 - Empathy additional features?
I am currently running Empathy SIP, which works "ok" but it's definitely not up to the same standard that QuteCom is on Windows. QuteCom on Ubuntu is unstable, but yet still in the stable repository. ...
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Empathy missing it's theme?
Here you can see that it is really ugly :
while my theme is:
I am on a fress install of Ubuntu 12.10.
P.s I am contacting with a facebook friend..
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How to disable sip auto answer
I just noticed that my SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) client automatically answer ALL incoming calls. Not good. I'm using telepathy-sofiasip with Empathy. I wonder how I can disable the auto-answer?...
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How can I see if a contact has video/voice capability in Empathy?
I'm using empathy for the first few weeks now on Ubuntu 12.10.
I can't find any symbols indicating a contact has the ability to do a video chat or voice chat...
Though I can see a "Mobile" symbol ...
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How to configure pidgin-sipe in Empathy?
I couldn't find a way to add SIPE to Empathy in Ubuntu 12.10. I installed pidgin-sipe but I don't see the protocol in the empathy list of protocols.
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Empathy not showing in messageing menu
I just installed 12.10 and noticed that, even if I added more than one account to Online Accounts and I'm actually using empathy to chat, it is not present in Messaging Menu or in any other point of ...
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Google Talk App Specific Passwords in Empathy
I have been using App Specific Passwords in Google for a while and recently upgraded to Ubuntu 12.10. Since then, I have been unable to get Empathy working with Google Talk. Is there a way to get it ...
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On Ubuntu 12.10, Empathy as startup application caused HUD to open behind other windows
Anyone know of a fix for this behavior.
Having Empathy as a startup application causes the HUD to only open behind other windows. It doesn't matter if the windows were opened at startup, or later, ...
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Facebook integration in Empathy doesn't work in 12.10
The new web apps feature is fun, I've set up everything as it should be, but Empathy still doesn't connect to Facebook.
When I go to the "Online-accounts" dialog and open the Empathy options dialog ...
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Why the "identifiant" aren't replaced by the email-address in Empathy? [closed]
Since the upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to Ubuntu 12.10, I can not see the email address from my Windows Live friends in Empathy.
Essentially, when I put the mouse over a contact, a little box will ...
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sending sms using empathy
I've got gnome-phone-manager installed on ubuntu 12.04, and noticed it adds an SMS account type to Empathy. The only setting required to set up is 'bdaddr' which I think is a blue tooth address. i ...