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Package: finch (1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2~hardy1)

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Maintainer:

Please consider filing a bug or asking a question via Launchpad before contacting the maintainer directly.

Original Maintainers (usually from Debian):

  • Robert McQueen
  • Ari Pollak

It should generally not be necessary for users to contact the original maintainer.

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text-based multi-protocol instant messaging client

Finch is a text/console-based, modular instant messaging client capable of using AIM/ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, IRC, Jabber, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, SILC, and SIMPLE all at once.

Some extra packages are recommended to use the core functionality present in most finch installations:

 * gstreamer0.10-plugins-base, gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
   - Sound support.

More extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality:

 * libx11-6
   - To use the Clipboard and/or Toaster plugins.

Other Packages Related to finch

  • depends
  • recommends
  • suggests
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.4)
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
  • dep: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0)
    The GLib library of C routines
  • dep: libgstreamer0.10-0 (>= 0.10.10)
    Core GStreamer libraries and elements
  • dep: libncursesw5 (>= 5.6+20071006-3)
    Shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support)
  • dep: libpurple0 (>= 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1.2~hardy1)
    multi-protocol instant messaging library
  • dep: libxml2 (>= 2.6.27)
    GNOME XML library
  • dep: pidgin-data (<< 1:2.5.2-z)
    multi-protocol instant messaging client - data files
    dep: pidgin-data (>= 1:2.5.2)

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i386 201.0 kB708 kB [list of files]