This one really looks like fun, so I thought I’d post it in case there are any interesting and creative types out there reading my blog. If the right crowd shows up, this could really be some time well spent I think, so here it is:
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Archive for August 8th, 2007
So I installed Kubuntu on my other computer the other day, and I have been setting up things here and there and decided to add my gtalk info to the Kopete messenger client. Of course, as someone pretty new to linux, I ran into trouble. I searched and searched to figure out what was wrong.
In case anyone has found this entry after having similar problems, here is a brief explanation of the setup:
First, gtalk is jabber. Best to know that off the bat. Enter your gmail account as your user id (with the @gmail.com), and enter your password. Then click “connection” and check all three boxes (SSL, plain-text, and override). Change the server to talk.google.com, and port should be 5223. All should work now according to everything I read online (including Google’s own Instructions).
Mine still didn’t work!!! So I searched some more. I did everything right, and I am not an idiot (usually). So, just when I was about to throw against the wall, I discovered that Kopete has a peculiar bug. For whatever reason, passwords ending in 1 (or “!” I suppose) do not play well with the way the passwords are stored. Gee, my password ended in a 1, so I am not an idiot after all. Kopete just doesn’t like my password. I changed it, so now all is well. I do have to say that having to change my google password just to use Kopete did not amuse me in the least, esp since I use a lot of google products. I guess I’ll just have to get over it… until someone fixes the bug anyway.
If there are any super-smart people out there reading this and know a way around this wonky password thing, please share!
