Download Yahoo Messenger For Ubuntu Linux With Webcam, Voice Chat, Photo Sharing Support
Yahoo messenger is one such IM tool which is most widely used, but for those use ubuntu linux, redhat linux or any other version of linux always miss yahoo messenger.
There are two versions of yahoo messenger available for linux build, the official version of yahoo messenger can be downloaded from here, but it lacks in major yahoo messenger features like webcam, voice chat and photo sharing etc, so it can be used to for text chatting.
One more way to install yahoo messenger is given below
1. Install libssl0.9.6 through Synaptic or type the following on the terminal
sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.6
2. Download this file from messenger.yahoo.com.
3. In the terminal, write the following command
sudo dpkg -i /path/ymessenger_1.0.4_1_i386.deb
replacing path with the path to where you downloaded the file.
4. Run /usr/bin/ymessenger and follow instructions to setup Yahoo! Messenger.
Another version of yahoo messenger is implemented using Gyachi which is a yahoo client for linux which supports almost all the features of yahoo messenger including all mentioned above including photo sharing, voice chat, file sharing, group chat etc and lots more.
You can download Gyachi for the following versions of ubuntu from the links given below.
Ubuntu Jaunty packages:
gyachi_1.1.70-1~jaunty_i386.deb
gyachi_1.1.70-1~jaunty_amd64.deb
Ubuntu Intrepid packages:
gyachi_1.1.70-1~intrepid_i386.deb
gyachi_1.1.70-1~intrepid_amd64.deb
Ubuntu Hardy packages:
https://launchpad.net/%7Eloell/+arch…ntu11_i386.deb
Update: As some of the readers are facing the dependency error while trying to install yahoo messenger on linux through the way specified above, here is the another link to download independent yahoo messenger for linux environment, but I m not sure it will work properly on ubuntu.
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nice and useful post
i will give it a try, till now i have only tried pidgin on ubuntu
I cant find 0.9.6 but instead libss10.9.8
When i install the downloaded file it has a dependency error
how to use the yahoo messenger on ubuntu? i already tried using pidgin, but i couldnt get it.. please say me how to install the yahoo messenger in ubuntu.. thank you..
Gentlemen:
I am new to linux, and can not find a way to download and install ubuntu. I kow nothing about linux, ecxept that it works better than windoze, and also that it don’t get viruells’s.
Please, tell me how to get Yahoo Messenger and a install it. I do not have a “terminal” so i dont’ know whtat that is.
Thanks
Jim
I am also new to Linux and I know nothing .tried to ask some of my resources but I got the same response.I would like install yahoo messnger with voicechat and webcam butI really dont know how ,instead im using web messenger at the moment.Been seeking for an answer or useful tips 3 days already but still i failed,moreover i dont know what terminal is or where to find it.hoping for your help and response regarding this matter. thanks alot.
Before i use gaim and worked but after use Ubuntu intrepid I’ve problem use pidgin. Antone can help me?
I cant find 0.9.6 but instead libss10.9.8
When i install the downloaded file it has a dependency error
Thank you so much I had been looking for it.
If i use windows’YM via wine. would all feature such my laptop’s webcam works?
When i install the downloaded file it has a dependency error
Well that doesn’t stop it downloading. But if you try to install it wont work until you have updated some things… Ubuntu prompted me to and fixed some of the errors, but not enough to get YM installed
Not sure this post is much use unless someone can explain a bit more for us novices!
@olisb – i have just updated the article with a link to the independent yahoo messenger installer for linux environment – I would suggest you to try it and let me know if you face any problem
I am one of those people who are new to linux. I am not able to get the Yahoo messenger up . I tried from the synaptic and i jst cant get it. it wont work, if you know more about this situation please reply back to me. I am a confused and frustrated soul.
I’ve managed to make gayachi worked on my ubuntu 9.04. looks great. can’t wait to test my cam. thanks for the info…
just download the .deb file (google for “gyachi_1.1.70-1~jaunty_i386.deb) and install through “GDebi Package Installer”(right click on the downloaded file) and wollah… yahoo messenger is on linux ^_^
I use Pidgin. I wonder if it’s a better choice.
For what it’s worth, yesterday I booted into ubuntu 9.10 live CD and tried my new Logitech Webcam C500 using the software, “aMSN” (installed from Add/Remove menu option) and it appeared to work right out of the gate although there seemed to be a problem with the audio (which I couldn’t diagnose at the time). If all you need is ability to video chat with someone on Windows MSN Messenger, aMSN may be the way to go.
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