Whatsapp on Ubuntu Pidgin desktop client.

sudo apt-get install python python-dateutil python-argparse
sudo wget https://github.com/tgalal/yowsup/archive/master.zip
sudo unzip master.zip
cd yowsup-master/src
cp config.example yowsup-cli.config
vi yowsup-cli.config #(Write the following according to you)
#cc=34
#phone=34123456789 #(Phone number with country code)
#id=
#password=
chmod +x yowsup-cli
./yowsup-cli --requestcode sms --config yowsup-cli.config
#status: sent
#retry_after: 3605
#length: 6
#method: sms

RDP подключение из консоли, решаем проблему с раскладкой и глубиной цвета(Color Depth).

Никаких проблем с раксладкой!

$ aptitude install freerdp-x11 libfreerdp-plugins-standard

$ xfreerdp -g 1024x768 -z -k  0x409 --plugin cliprdr 192.168.0.1

или

$ xfreerdp -g 1024x768 -z -k 0x409 --plugin cliprdr --plugin rdpdr --data disk:host:/  -- 192.168.0.1

http://www.freerdp.com/wiki/doku.php?id=documentation:userdocs:xfreerdp_howto

и всё работает.

Бесшовные окна xfreerdp не поддерживает. 

GUI для freerdp - remmina

Теперь решаем проблему с глубиной цвета (по умолчанию только 16 бит:)

rdesktop on Linux will give this warning message when connecting to a Windows machine which has not been configured for 24-bit color RDP connections. This has, amongst other things, the effect of showing some horrible, jaggy desktop icons. See the pictures on the right for reference.

On Vista, Windows 7 and later (?), the solution is simple: Use 32-bit colors (-a 32)

On XP, which doesn't support 32-bit colors, it gets a little more complicated. XP does support 24-bit connections, but this mode is disabled by default because of bandwidth concerns and bad choices.

To fix this problem on XP (nothing needs changing on the Linux or Windows client) you need to access the Local Machine Group Policy editor.

If you're lucky, going to Start -> Run -> "gpedit.msc" will work for you. Type "gpedit.msc" without the quotes (and click "Run").

If that does not open the group policy editor, this is the long way around:

• Start -> Run and type in "mmc"
• Add the Group Policy snap-in by going to File -> Add/Remove Snap-in -> Add -> Group Policy Object Editor -> Add -> Finish (Local Machine) -> Close -> Ok

In the Group Policy Editor, navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services, and double-click on the 'Limit maximum Color Depth' object.

Set the item to "Enabled" and set "Color Depth" to "24 bit"

Click OK, then log in with the remote client. If the changes haven't been applied, reboot the server.

Rejoice with your new, shiny desktop icons and full 24-bit desktop.

http://instantbird.com/

есть русский язык, плагины, основан на движке mozilla.

мультипротокольный.

в общем маст хэв :)

Jabbim - отличный jabber клиент

sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://repo.palatinus.cz/stable / ' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jabbim.list"
wget -q -O - http://repo.palatinus.cz/repo.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jabbim 

Ссылка на домашнюю страницу со скринами - http://dev.jabbim.cz/jabbim 

Remmina RDP, VNC, NX, XDMCP, SSH, Telepathy клиент

• A pure GTK+ 2.0 application!
• Maintain a list of connection profiles, organized by groups
• Make quick connections by directly putting in the server address
• Remote desktops with higher resolutions are scrollable/scalable in both window and fullscreen mode
• Viewport fullscreen mode: remote desktop automatically scrolls when the mouse moves over the screen edge.
• Floating toolbar in fullscreen mode, allows you to switch between modes, toggle keyboard grabbing, minimize, etc.
• Tabbed interface, optionally managed by groups
• Tray icon, allows you to quickly access configured connection profiles

в общем так:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:llyzs/ppa
sudo aptitude install remmina 

если что - то :

• Maverick: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/llyzs/ppa/ubuntu maverick main
• Lucid: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/llyzs/ppa/ubuntu lucid main
• Karmic: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/llyzs/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
• Jaunty: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/llyzs/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

Then import the PPA key:
$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 5A0FA8F1

sudo aptitude install remmina  

Vacuum IM - новый jabber клиент - установка в Ubuntu 10

Открываем терминал и набираем команду:

sudo aptitude install install subversion build-essential devscripts fakeroot debhelper libqt4-dev zlib1g-dev libxext-dev libxss-dev libqt4-webkit  

 Качаем сырцы с адреса

http://vacuum-im.googlecode.com/files/vacuum-1.1.0.tar.gz  

Распаковываем и заходим в каталог  vacuum-1.1.0

qmake -recursive vacuum.pro && make && sudo make install

Пойдёт довольно долгий процесс  сборки и установки.
И запустим:

vacuum

уфф! вроде всё !

Зы 
выяснилось, что для запуска нужно ещё создать симлинк на  libvacuumutils.so.1 из /usr/local/lib в каталог /usr/lib 

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Ахтунг! Спасибо камраду @universe

Выяснилось - есть репа - инструкция :

Ubuntu

https://launchpad.net/~uni/+archive/ppa

Подключение

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:uni/ppa
sudo apt-get update

Установка

sudo apt-get install vacuum