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= Gajim on postmarketOS = | = Gajim on postmarketOS = | ||
== Description == | |||
Gajim is an instant messaging client for the XMPP protocol which uses the GTK+ toolkit. The name Gajim is a recursive acronym for Gajim's a jabber instant messenger. | |||
Released under the GNU General Public License, Gajim is free software. | |||
A 2009 round-up of similar software on Tom's Hardware found version 0.12.1 "the lightest and fastest jabber IM client" | |||
== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
First setup the dependencies | First setup the dependencies |
Revision as of 15:30, 25 September 2020
Gajim on postmarketOS
Description
Gajim is an instant messaging client for the XMPP protocol which uses the GTK+ toolkit. The name Gajim is a recursive acronym for Gajim's a jabber instant messenger. Released under the GNU General Public License, Gajim is free software. A 2009 round-up of similar software on Tom's Hardware found version 0.12.1 "the lightest and fastest jabber IM client"
Installation
First setup the dependencies
sudo apk add g++ python3-dev py3-gobject3 alpine-sdk openssl-dev libffi-dev gettext
Then download the source tarball from https://gajim.org/downloads.php?lang=en#source unpack it, enter the directory and execute
pip3 install --user .
This should even create a
Known issues
- [N900] At the first start Gajim used 100% CPU for a longer time - this was probably due to the fact that I was a member of a few big MUCs.
- [N900] It's not extremely fast...
- some icons seem to be missing
Possible first steps
It may be a good idea to start the MUCs minimized, for a more mobile-friendly UX.
Which server should I choose?
See this page for information about compliance with modern XMPP extensions: https://conversations.im/compliance/