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AIM 1.5 for Linux

• Features

• Open Source Libraries

• Download & Install 1.5.286

• Download & Install 1.5.234

• AIM Help

 

New Features in AIM 1.5

 

• Ability to install anywhere. (Extract everything into a single directory and then run aim with option "--install_dir %path" where %path is the path to directory containing all the libraries)

• Improved Popups Preferences

• Support for @mac.com addresses

• The wireless icon is the visual indication on the buddy list that a buddy is using a mobile device.

• File Transfer (with Drag&Drop support)

• Displays idle time

 

Instant Message

Buddy List Window

 

File Transfer

Chat

 

 

Open Source Libraries

 

This software uses a modification of the GTK Library (available at http://www.gtk.org) and is licensed under LGPL. In accordance with this license, the files modified for use in this software are provided free of charge at this location. The files can be found packaged with each of these download LINUX AIM versions, or downloaded separately here (tar.gz file). The modifications were localized to the gtktext tool.

 

Download and Install 1.5.286

 

Platform		OS		Distribution		Instructions
Intel		Red Hat 6.0 and above    SuSE 6.4    Mandrake 7.0		rpm		Installation Instructions
		Debian 2.1		deb		Installation Instructions
		Debian 3+		deb		Installation Instructions
		All other OS		tgz		Installation Instructions

 

Note: If the file fails to download, right-click and choose Save As File...

 

Installation Instructions for RPM

1. Download AIM onto your system.

2. Log in as root.

3. On the command line, type the rpm command as shown in the example: rpm -i aim-1.5.286-1_i386.rpm where 1.5.286-1 represents the AIM version and release numbers.

4. To install a higher version of AIM, use the rpm upgrade option, for example: rpm -U aim-1.5.286-1_i386.rpm

5. To run AIM, log in as a regular user, and type "/usr/bin/aim" on the command line.

 

Installation Instructions for Debian 2.1

1. Download AIM onto your system.

2. Log in as root.

3. On the command line, type the dpkg command as shown in the example: dpkg -i aim_1.5.286-1_i386.deb where 1.5.286-1 represents the AIM version and release numbers.

4. To run AIM, log in as a regular user, and type "/usr/bin/aim" on the command line.

 

Installation Instructions for Debian 3+

1. Download AIM onto your system.

2. Log in as root.

3. On the command line, type the dpkg command as shown in the example: dpkg -i aim_1.5.286-2_i386.deb where 1.5.286-2 represents the AIM version and release numbers.

4. To run AIM, log in as a regular user, and type "/usr/bin/aim" on the command line.

 

Installation Instructions for TGZ (All other OS)

1. Log in as root.

2. cd /

3. Download AIM onto your system.

4. On the command line, type gunzip command as shown in the example: gunzip -c aim-1.5.286.tgz | tar xvf -, where 1.5.286 represents the AIM version and release numbers.

5. To run AIM, log in as a regular user, and type "/usr/local/bin/aim" on the command line.

 

Download and Install 1.5.234

 

Platform		OS		Distribution		Instructions
Intel		Red Hat 6.0 and above    SuSE 6.4    Mandrake 7.0		rpm		Installation Instructions
		Slackware 7.0.7.1		tgz		Installation Instructions
		Debian 2.1		deb		Installation Instructions
		All other OS		tgz		Installation Instructions

 

Note: If the file fails to download, right-click and choose Save As File...

 

Installation Instructions for RPM for 1.5.234

1. Download AIM onto your system.

2. Log in as root.

3. On the command line, type the rpm command as shown in the example: rpm -i aim-1.5.234-1.i386.rpm where 1.5.234-1 represents the AIM version and release numbers.

4. To install a higher version of AIM, use the rpm upgrade option, for example: rpm -U aim-1.5.234-1.i386.rpm ."

5. To run AIM, log in as a regular user, and type "/usr/local/bin/aim" on the command line.

 

Installation Instructions for TGZ on Slackware for 1.5.234

1. Download AIM onto your system.

2. Log in as root.

3. On the command line, type the installpkg command as shown in the example: installpkg aim-1.5.234-1.i386.tgz, where 1.5.234-1 represents the AIM version and release numbers.

4. To run AIM, log in as a regular user, and type "/usr/local/bin/aim" on the command line.

 

Installation Instructions for DEB for 1.5.234

1. Download AIM onto your system.

2. Log in as root.

3. On the command line, type the dpkg command as shown in the example: dpkg -i aim-1.5.234-1.i386.deb where 1.5.234-1 represents the AIM version and release numbers.

4. To run AIM, log in as a regular user, and type "/usr/local/bin/aim" on the command line.

 

Installation Instructions for TGZ (All other OS) for 1.5.234

1. Log in as root.

2. cd /

3. Download AIM onto your system.

4. On the command line, type gunzip command as shown in the example: gunzip -c aim-1.5.234-1.i386.tgz | tar xvf -, where 1.5.234-1 represents the AIM version and release numbers.

5. To run AIM, log in as a regular user, and type "/usr/local/bin/aim" on the command line.

 

AIM Help

 

If you have questions about using AOL Instant Messenger, you can try our frequently asked questions page for some answers. If you encounter a problem with or have suggestions for the software, please let us know by sending in a bug report. We appreciate the feedback!

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