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Package: finch (1:2.6.2-1ubuntu7)

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

Original Maintainer (usually from Debian):

  • 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/XMPP, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, QQ, and MySpaceIM all at once.

Some extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality: 

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

Other Packages Related to finch

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    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
  • dep: libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.0.2)
    simple interprocess messaging system
  • dep: libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78)
    simple interprocess messaging system (GLib-based shared library)
  • dep: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0)
    The GLib library of C routines
  • dep: libgstfarsight0.10-0 (>= 0.0.1)
    Audio/Video communications framework: core library
  • dep: libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 (>= 0.10.0)
    GStreamer libraries from the "base" set
  • dep: libgstreamer0.10-0 (>= 0.10.10)
    Core GStreamer libraries and elements
  • dep: libidn11 (>= 0.5.18)
    GNU Libidn library, implementation of IETF IDN specifications
  • dep: libncursesw5 (>= 5.6+20071006-3)
    shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support)
  • dep: libpurple0 (>= 1:2.6.1)
    multi-protocol instant messaging library
  • dep: libxml2 (>= 2.7.4)
    GNOME XML library
  • dep: pidgin-data (<< 1:2.6.2-z)
    multi-protocol instant messaging client - data files
    dep: pidgin-data (>= 1:2.6.2)

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amd64 239.5 kB796 kB [list of files]
i386 218.1 kB736 kB [list of files]