01 Aug 08 Google Talk in Linux? No problem

A while back I wrote an article about setting up pidgin or gaim to use google chat, and at the time that was probably the best solution. But now I’ve found an even better, more efficient way.

I run ubuntu linux a good portion of the time, especially at work. I find it to be a very fast and even user friendly linux, and it’s popularity helps development. I recently discovered mozilla prism in the add/remove programs area, and googled it to see what it was all about.

By installing prism, and pointing it to this url, you can run google talk in a stripped down version of firefox,right on your desktop. It looks feels and performs just like the google talk program in windows (sans the voice chat and file transfer). I recommend checking it out, if you dont want to use the clunky web version of google chat.

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Good luck!!

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