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 do I install glib?
I want to build the Empathy in Ubuntu 11.04.
When I follow the build process,
./autogen.sh
The shell said to me that
libtoolize: copying file `m4/lt~obsolete.m4'
checking for autoconf >= 2.53.....
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How can I remove Empathy, and integrate Pidgin?
I don't like the Empathy chat client, and I want to use Pidgin instead, but I want to maintain the functionality Empathy has in the messaging menu.
How can I do this in the cleanest way possible?
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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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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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How can I enable the "Share Desktop" feature in Empathy?
What steps do I need to follow if I want to use the Share Desktop feature with another user in Empathy?
I've already enabled the Remote Desktop option through System -> Preferences -> Remote Desktop ...
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Where are all my Empathy settings stored?
I would like to know where Empathy stores all my information, so as to be able to back it up and re-use on a different Ubuntu machine.
So far I have found only the conversation logs in ~/.local/share/...
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Is it possible to use IRC Chat on new Empathy?
I can't find any option to add IRC acount on the Online Accounts service.
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Differences between Bonjour/Avahi/People-Nearby protocols
I recently discovered, through Ubuntu's empathy IM client, that exists a protocol that enables the user to talk with anyone on his actual local network. It seems empathy calls this service "People ...
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In Empathy IRC, how do I turn off the "joined" and "disconnected" messages?
In Empathy IRC, how do I turn off the "joined" and "disconnected" messages?
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Empathy, Google account, 2 step verification needs authorization every time I login
The title says it all.
I have enabled 2 step verification at my Google account. Unfortunately this causes Empathy to lose authorization after every reboot. Even though I authorize Empathy following ...
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Problems Connecting MSN with empathy
I don't know if I am the only one with this bug, but I can't use my MSN account with a freshly installed Ubuntu 11.10 with Empathy. It used to work with my Arch Linux, but now with Ubuntu, it ...
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How can I automatically set my status to Available when I log in?
This is the first thing I do after logging in:
How can I make it happen automatically?
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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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Can I use Skype through Empathy?
I'd prefer to have my communications centralised in Empathy. Is it possible to see my Skype contacts in Empathy and use voice, video or chat?
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empathy "Facebook account requires authorization" problem
I am trying to connect to my Facebook account from Empathy on Ubuntu 13.04.
When setting up the account in Empathy everything looks OK, but then Empathy just shows the message:
Facebook account ...
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Get Chat (Empathy) to pop up when people are talking to me
When people start a new convo with me, all I see initially is that the message indicator is lit. This isn't quite obvious, so I'd like the new chat window to just pop up in my face. How can I do 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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Empathy cannot connect to MSN account
I've just installed Maverick, and while it seems to work so far, Empathy is unable to connect to my MSN account. I've verified that Pidgin can connect.
I've tried looking at the Empathy debug log, ...
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How to use Skype with Empathy in 13.04?
I want to add my Skype account to Empathy to chat with all my contacts from there. I tried the following to integrate Skype with Empathy on Ubuntu 13.04, using this tutorial from Ubuntuusers.
sudo ...
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What is the *right* way to use gnome-shell integrated chat?
Please bear with me as I am still figuring out how to use gnome-shell. My question concerns how to use the integrated chat correctly. I have the following questions:
1) When people chat with me, it ...
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How to make Empathy run on startup?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04. I'd like Empathy to connect when I login to my computer.
I know I can browse using the Startup Applications tool (although the add/browse dialogue is still useless in GNOME ...
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How can I automatically set my status to Busy when Empathy starts?
So I can make Empathy log me in on boot, but how do I make my initial status Busy?
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How to install Empathy 3.x?
Is it possible and if yes how, to install Empathy 3.0.1 and above in Ubuntu 11.04?
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How can I make Empathy retry connecting when it has a network problem
I have added Empathy to the list of applications that open by default, and it's configured to auto-connect to MSN when started, but when I login to my laptop the wifi connection takes a few seconds ...
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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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Set default account in Empathy metacontact [closed]
When I link contacts in empathy, facebook becomes the default account used in a new chat.
Is there a way to change the default account? I'd like to avoid using facebook whenever possible, and ...
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How to open new IM in Empathy (instead of having to clicking envelope)?
Is there a way to configure Empathy so that when a new IM arrives I can open it using a keyboard shortcut rather than having to click the envelope icon of the Indicator Applet?
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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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How to quickly respond to Empathy message in Unity (Similar to Gnome-Shell)
I have seen the way you can respond to messages in a nice quick way in Gnome-Shell with a message window popping out from the bottom. How can this be applied in Unity for a window to pop up and just ...
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What protocol does Empathy's "People Nearby" use, and what other chat programs use it?
What is the name of this protocol? Can I interact with people using other chat programs, like Pidgin on linux or Adium on OS X? Which programs recognize it, and which don't?
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How do I make Empathy use the system proxy settings?
I want to use Empathy which is provided by default with Ubuntu 10.10. Unfortunately, it seems unable to take account of the proxy settings I applied system-wide.
On the contrary, other programs are ...
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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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How to enable Empathy chat room notifications?
Is it possible in Empathy (Ubuntu 11.10, gnome-shell) to receive notifications when somebody posts a message to a chat room?
I have checked the "Enable bubble notifications" box under edit > ...
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Why does Empathy say my connection is untrusted?
Today when I opened Empathy on Ubuntu 10.10 I got this unusual error box. I have never got this warning about an untrusted connection before.
What should I do? Is it a security risk if I continue ...
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Are there any other IM clients other than empathy and pidgin that support google talk?
As stated above. I need something similar to Google talk and it should be more stable than empathy. I dont like Pidgin, for it's interface makes it difficult to set statuses more often... Please let ...
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Empathy Yahoo IM contact request spam
I'm getting maybe 20 friend requests from Yahoo IM everytime I start empathy (or my Internet goes up). Is there any way I can deal with the contact spam that doesn't involve me individually clicking ...
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How to make the Escape key close the chat window in Empathy?
In Pidgin we can select "Close conversations with the Escape key" in the preferences to close the chat window. Is there anything similar in Empathy?
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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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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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How do I block people with Empathy
I'm trying to block a user from contacting me, but can't seem to do this from the Empathy interface. How do I block contacts?
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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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Where does Empathy go when minimized in Gnome3 shell?
I'm trying out Gnome-shell instead of Unity and loving it. Unfortunately I can't figure out where Empathy goes when I click the close button (there is no minimize button.) I'm still logged in ...
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Empathy Chat: People Nearby text chat OK but file transfer fails. Why? How to troubleshoot? [closed]
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 ...
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Can't log in to facebook accounts using pidgin
I happen to have two facebook accounts and I used to chat on both of them using pidgin. Everything was working alright, until today, when I couldn't connect to one of my accounts. A Server closed the ...
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How to add Gmail account with 2-step verification in Empathy?
I've added Gmail account in Gwibber/Empathy chat previously. Now I've activated 2-step verification in Google settings, and when I am entering the correct username and passwords, Gwibber now reports ...
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Why does NickServ on FreeNode IRC ask me to identify every day? [closed]
I am using Empathy as an IRC client.
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How do I disable auto-away for online presence?
I am using Natty with with classic GNOME desktop.
I use Empathy and sometimes Skype.
Both these get the online state from the system itself somehow.
If I don't touch my keyboard for a few minutes - ...
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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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How do I keep Empathy from telling the other person when I am typing?
Sometimes I start typing a message to someone then stop, rethink it and change it or not send it at all. I don't want them to see "User is typing" messages. I see no option to disable this in Empathy.
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How to move tab bar in empathy?
Empathy is a rather nice IM client and I like the included themes, but I don't see how to move my tabs in my conversation windows to the bottom of the window instead of the top.. any ideas?