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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What is telepathy in ubuntu?What is the relation of telepathy and empathy?
I have tried to clean up unused packages/software and I tried to remove telepathy but it also affects the empathy package which I use. That makes me wonder why empathy depends on telepathy and what ...
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Disabling empathy balloon
How can I disable empathy's notification balloon that shows up when someone sends me a message?
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can not sign in online accounts with facebook
I tried to enter a new facebook account via gnome-control-center's "Online Accounts" but it doesn't work. When I click facebook, it shows a rotating icon then firefox opens and opens a page where ...
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Empathy doesn't connect to facebook accout
in System settings >> Online accounts when i add facebook account it redirects me to the browser and opens a webpage in the photo below and do nothing after that
any help ??
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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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After 13.04 Install: Unable to Enter Online Accounts
In System Settings after an upgrade from 12.10 to 13.04 I am not longer able to add Online Accounts. (I noticed this after launching Empathy, which prompted me: "You need to set up an account to see ...
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Empathy online contacts do not show up
The problem
After upgrading from 12.10. to 13.04. empathy doesn't show online contacts anymore. All accounts seem to be affected by this (facebook, ICQ). Sporadically a contact is listed as online ...
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Can't get online accounts to work from behind proxy
At work I am behind a proxy and I can't access my online accounts. I have setup my proxy globally but still no luck connecting to any accounts.
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Why does Empathy fail so much?
I find myself seeing the "Requires Authorisation" error every time I reboot and fire up Empathy. Most times I have to completely delete the account and add it again in order to connect. Is this ...
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How delete Gmail account from Evolution?
I would use evolution only to work (company email/calendar/contacts etc), but it's already set up an gmail account. Unfortunately I can't delete it because the "delete" button is disabled for this ...
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Google Talk account not working with Empathy
I am setting up Ubuntu. I just got ubuntu installed this morning. I went to set up Empathy with my Google Talk account, but no matter what, it says "Authorization Failed" even though I can very well ...
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Ubuntu 13 Online Accounts keeps closing [closed]
Im on Ubuntu 13 now, whenever I open Online Accounts or Accounts in Empathy my accounts page comes up for a few seconds then closes, so I cant add accounts?
Tried restarting and running an update, ...
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Why no SIP facility in 13.04?
I was able to use my plusnet broadband phone in empathy 1204, but the facility doesn't seem to be available in 13.04.
I have checked that telepathy sofiasip is installed.
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No Empathy Autostart in Ubuntu 13.04
I have recently installed Ubuntu 13.04 from scratch and configured two accounts in the account manager and gave permission to Empathy to access them.
After a reboot, Empathy won't autostart so I have ...
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Why does Empathy ask for permission to access my remote accounts?
In order to let Empathy work, Ubuntu asks permission to collect information about me. Why is it that when I choose that I do not want Ubuntu to collect information about me, Empathy does not work?
In ...
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Gnome-Control-Panel crashes while trying to access Online Accounts
Running Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 x64.
I set up Empathy with Facebook and Google Accounts, and I sent my PC to Standby, then it showed my FB Accounts was disconnected.
Couldn't open Online Accounts (of ...
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Ubuntu spying in Empathy? why closed? [migrated]
Once the question was closed
But why closed ?
This is a very important question!
To work Empathy Ubuntu asks permission to collect information about me.
Why when I do not wish to collect information ...
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how to disable Empathy notifications in ubuntu 13.04
in 12.10 there was a tab on preferences of empathy that i could configure notifications in empathy and now in 13.04 it's not available anymore
so is there any way to disable the notifications or the ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 - some empathy plugins don't work
I observed on newly installed Ubuntu 13.04 that only Google plugin used in Empathy.
Meanwhile I have some additional plugins:
ICQ. Contacts not shown in Empathy. Detail card in Network Accounts is ...
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How do I join a channel on Freenode with Empathy?
I have empathy already installed but am not sure how to configure it to join the channel at http://www.ape-project.org. I do not have a password or login name yet to properly configure the channel ...
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Empathy doesn't show all notifications
In 13.04, Empathy doesn't show all the bubble notifications and it can't be configured. In the preferences, I can only configure sounds notifications but not visuals.
Empathy only shows bubble ...
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How do I set up SIP voice calling in Empathy?
I would like to use Empathy for Internet voice chat, but I do not see an option under the Empathy Accounts menu to create a SIP account.
How do I set up Internet voice calling in Empathy?
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Empathy Ubuntu authorization [duplicate]
Just like in the topic :-)
How to remove this "..." Authorization Empathy in Ubuntu with Ubuntu Gnome?!
With the "invention" Empathy still has a problem connecting to the accounts!
To be honest I ...
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[Solved]Messaging menu's status switch grayed out [closed]
I'm using empathy for IM (mostly Facebook). After having some issues with Facebook messaging, I used
apt-get purge empathy
and then
apt-get install empathy
It reinstalled successfully but ...
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Unable to stay logged on to accounts with empathy
I have a few chat accounts which I use with frequency such as facebook chat, YIM, AIM, and MSN. I'd rather not have to download a client for each one since that would make it a pain to switch between ...
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Integrating Pidgin with Online Accounts
After upgrading from 12.04 LTS to 12.10, Pidgin does not show in the message icon anymore in the tray. I found that the upgrade enabled Empathy with a very old bunch of accounts. I would like to ...
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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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I can't see all my Facebook friends in the Empathy Chat
I have just installed Ubuntu 13.04 and I connected Empathy with my Facebook account.
It adds only a couple contacts, while I know that from the browser, many of my friends are online.
How can I solve ...
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How do I hook calls to xMessage?
I've been playing around with various Instant-Messenger clients for Ubuntu, and can't find any with a "Quick Reply"-style feature. Example:
Empathy utilizes xMessage for notification popups, which ...
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Can you disable notifications on ubuntu one sync?
In Natty, ubuntu one gives a notification every time it syncs, and I have my empathy logs synced, so now every time I write or recive an IM I get a notification that the logs have been synced. Is it ...
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Empathy doesn't seem to be connected to Ubuntu Online Accounts
I made the decision to switch from Pidgin to Empathy on my Ubuntu 12.10 netbook. However, after uninstalling Pidgin and installing Empathy, there seems to be a disconnect between Empathy and Ubuntu ...
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Can I see previous messages (from server) in empathy?
Is there any way for empathy to display older conversations that you've had on different clients? Even when restarting the computer, messages that you just had with someone on empathy gets erased/sent ...
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Empathy and Skype [duplicate]
I know, there are many threads with the same question. Can I use Skype through Empathy?
I found many threads about this, but they are too old. So I'm asking for a working solution..
I would prefer ...
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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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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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Empathy Internet Messaging Error [No reason specified]
Iam using ubuntu 12.10,
Empathy internet Messaging was working fine.
until yestrday i don't the reason it shows error under every email.
with [ No reason Specified ]
why it happened.
and how can i ...
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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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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 ...
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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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LAN chat b/w ubuntu and windows [closed]
Two users on the LAN running empathy can see each other under 'People Nearby' (telepathy-salut implementing link-local XMPP protocol). Is there a chat program in Windows that can see ubuntu users on a ...
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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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Facebook chat not getting connected in Empathy
I've been using Ubuntu 12.04 for months now, and Empathy was working perfectly fine. Even Gwibber. But lately, these both have stopped working!
The connection for Facebook chat is not getting ...
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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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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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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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indicator-messages empathy status not working
I installed pidgin and uninstalled it shortly after. After that, the buttons
Available
Away
Busy
Invisible
Offline
don't work anymore. Whichever I press, the dot that ...
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MSN in Empathy behind firewall - port 5222 and 5223 blocked
I moved to ubuntu 12.10,Empathy 3.6.0.3 and MSN connection in my office stopped working. I'm behind company firewall which I'm not able to change. Facebook messenger looks to be falling over to 443 ...
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Remove status option from gray post icon on top bar
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 64bit, and set configuration system.
On top bar is a gray post icon, and I can add for her other application: Gmail Notifer, Fbuntu ect. But I have one problem and I can't ...
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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?
Problem:
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 ...
