A few Linux questions.

[BlitzRommel]

What's the latest and greatest ICQ client out there for Linux? I'm using mostly KDE2 in SuSE 7.3 Pro. I'd really like one that adheres to the 2001a/b standards that'd download my contact list. Gets kinda tedious using ICQ LIte in a Netscape window all the time.

Second, where can I find some good taskbar applets for CPU/RAM usage, bandwidth, etc.? I like the ones for Gnome, but not the ones KDE have.

And thirdly, I have a HP Laserjet 1200 printer that for the life of me won't print in Linux. It's USB connected. I tried switching to parallel to no avail. I am using CUPS

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

i found these via debian's apt:


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centericq - A text-mode icq client based on ncurses
everybuddy - An all in one messaging client
everybuddy-cvs - All in one Instant Messaging client, cvs snapshots
gabber - A GNOME Jabber client.
gaim - GPL clone of AOL Instant Messenger - GTK version
gaim-gnome - GPL clone of AOL Instant Messenger - GNOME version
gnomeicu - Small, fast and functional clone of Mirabilis' ICQ
jabber - Daemon for the jabber.org Open Source Instant Messenger
konverse - a Jabber client for KDE
libicq-dev - library implementation of Mirabilis ICQ (Development files)
libicq1 - library implementation of Mirabilis ICQ
licq - ICQ clone (base files)
licq-dev - LICQ Development and Header Files
licq-plugin-autoreply - LICQ auto-replyer plugin (noninteractive)
licq-plugin-console - Text front-end plugin for LICQ
licq-plugin-forwarder - LICQ message forwarder plugin
licq-plugin-kde - Graphical front-end plugin for LICQ using QT2+KDE
licq-plugin-qt2 - Graphical front-end plugin for LICQ using QT2
licq-plugin-rms - LICQ remote management server for telnet LICQ access
lyskom-server - Server for the LysKOM conference system
psi - jabber client using qt
vicq - A simple, Perl-based ICQ client
xmms-modplug - ModPlug plugin for XMMS
gabber-ssl - A GNOME Jabber client.
licq-ssl - ICQ clone (base files)
wmbiff - A dockable app that displays information about mailboxes
micq - text based ICQ client with many features
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also search freshmeat.net.....licq is the one i always hear about.

i use gkrellm for cpu/etc usage but i dont know if your'e lookin for one that fits in your taskbar or what. anyways gkrellm is like the 500 pound gorilla as far as those apps go, its skinnable, its the xmms of its category , and speaking of xmms, with gkrellmms you can controll xmms from gkrellm (thats what i do)

and printers - no clue

 

[BlitzRommel]

Yeah, I am lookin for something that goes into my taskbar.

I downloaded and installed licq, but it doesn't download my contact list. Blah!

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< Yeah, I am lookin for something that goes into my taskbar.I downloaded and installed licq, but it doesn't download my contact list. Blah! >>



Its Open Source

I use micq when I need to connect to icq.

 

[f00000]

not really a taskbar applet but gkrellm works well
has your cpu and bandwidth monitor in the default install
http://www.gkrellm.net/