Expresberichten (IM) is een manier om met familie en vrienden te communiceren door elkaar via het internet berichten te sturen. Expresberichten vinden in real-time plaats, er zit dus geen vertraging tussen het typen van een bericht en de ontvangst van dat bericht.
Pidgin is an instant messenger client in Xubuntu, and was formerly known as Gaim. With Pidgin you can talk to people who use AIM/ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise, IRC, Jabber, MSN, Napster and Yahoo, and list all your buddies in a single window.
To start Pidgin, choose → → .
For users of IRC instant messaging services, an alternative to Pidgin is XChat. Its features include advanced scripting support (perl and python) and a clean, easy to use interface.
Install the xchat package from the “Universe” repository (see Hoofdstuk 11, Toepassingen installeren, verwijderen en bijwerken).
To start XChat, choose → → .
One excellent way to get help with Xubuntu or to introduce yourself to IRC is to join Xubuntu's official support channel on Freenode.
Start XChat as above.
When you start XChat for the first time, it will ask you for an IRC Nickname & your real name. Pick anything you want for your nick (first initial & your last name is good, or be more creative), put your real name or part of it, and press .
In het servervenster dat vervolgens wordt geopend, kies Ubuntu Servers, en klik op .