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Article KB-00225 - Installing Gaim 0.71 on Solaris

Applies to: Retro AIM Server - Clients

Created by Serena (she/her) on Jan 28, 2025

Downloading

  1. Download the Gaim client here: Download Info

Installing

  1. Decompress the file with the following command:
    # gunzip gaim-0.71-sparc-solaris-pkg.gz                                  
    
  2. Install the package:
    # pkgadd -d gaim-0.71-sparc-solaris-pkg
    
    The following packages are available:
    1  BJMgaim     Gaim
                   (sparc) 0.71
    
    Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
    all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: [press ENTER here]
    
  3. If you get the following output: Do you want to install these conflicting files [y,n,?,q], press y and ENTER
  4. Once the installation completes, run gaim from the command line
  5. Click the Accounts button at the bottom left of the Gaim login screen (it has an icon depicting a blue book)
  6. Click Add
  7. Enter your screen name and password in the corresponding fields
  8. Click the Show more options arrow under User Options near the bottom of the screen
  9. In the Auth host: field under AIM/ICQ Options, enter aim.chivanet.org
  10. Verify that the Auth port: field reads 5190
  11. Click Save
  12. Back in the window that lists your accounts, click the checkbox in the Online column next to your ChivaNet screen name

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Last modified Jan 28, 2025
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snw on Jan 28, 2025
snw on Jan 28, 2025


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