How to use Windows Live Messanger in Linux
Is it possible to use Windows Live Messenger on Linux? The answer is yes. You can try to install aMSN to run the Windows Live Messenger. aMSN is a free Windows Live Messenger clone. aMSN attempts to emulate the look and feel of Windows Live Messenger, and supports many of its features.
The features of aMSN include:-
- Offline Messaging
- Voice Clips
- Display pictures
- Custom emoticons
- Multi-language support (around 40 languages currently supported)
- Webcam support
- Sign in to more than one account at once
- Full-speed File transfers
- Group support
- Normal, and animated emoticons with sounds
- Chat logs
- Timestamping
- Event alarms
- Conferencing support
- Tabbed chat windows
Most of the linux distributions already include aMSN in their package collections. You can install aMSN directly with your package manager, without having to download it from aMSN web site.
Here i going to show your how to install aMSN on Ubuntu and Fedora using command line.
How to install aMSN on Ubuntu? Just type the following command on your terminal
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install amsn
How to install aMSN on Fedora? Just type the following command on your terminal
yum install amsn
After you install aMSN, try to launch the aMSN program from your menu. You will see the aMSN prompt out and the interface also same as Windows Live Messenger
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aMsn no good
sometimes will hang there…
and u cannot type anymore
i have downloaded the aMSN; but unable to logged in………..:(
Any Error message?