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10-26-2003, 06:36 PM
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Gaim wont open
whenever i try to open gaim, it starts then shuts down. it looks like it is connecting then just turns off. im running mandrake 9.2/ kde
it was working fine yesterday, i cant understand why it isnt now...any suggestions?
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10-26-2003, 06:58 PM
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i would try deleting the .gaim directory then try opening it again. if that dont work might try reinstalling.
Last edited by S.D.Willie; 10-26-2003 at 07:04 PM.
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10-26-2003, 07:00 PM
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That would be in your /home/you directory ShawShank.
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10-26-2003, 07:07 PM
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That would be in your /home/you directory ShawShank.
| exactly, just make sure you see the hidden folders as well because thats what the "." is for as in .gaim.
if you use konqueror for a file manager you can go up top to " view" then " show hidden files"
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10-26-2003, 07:07 PM
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its not there scott. i didnt install it seperatly, it was installed when i put in mandrake 9.2....where would be in the file:/ ? i looked all around, but i dont see it, should i just download and install?
EDIT: oh ok, looking now
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10-26-2003, 07:11 PM
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excellnt! it works now 
what was the .gaim? im asuming that is not the actual program
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10-26-2003, 07:11 PM
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If you've used it then that directory (.gaim) is there ShawShank. I'm not that fimiliar with KDE but S.D's got your square on how to show hidden directories in Konqueror.
If you want to do from a command line try this in a terminal:
rm -Rf .gaim
and it'll be gone. By default your terminal should open at the root of your home directory so you shouldn't need to do anything else.
Write back if that doesn't fix it. GAIM is easily the best IM client in Linux (unless Koepete has made some serious strides since I quite using Linux as a desktop).
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10-26-2003, 07:14 PM
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gaim is working good now except yahoo still wont connect "unable to read"  | |
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10-26-2003, 07:15 PM
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I type too damn slow.....
.gaim is where all your personal settings for that directory are kept.
If you do a:
ls -fla
in a terminal window in your /home/you directory you'll see a bunch of folders that start with a "." . The "." means it hidden and most of the ones at the root of your home directory are were the your user specific setting to a program are kept. It's not a bad idea to poke around in those when you're new to Linux and just getting used to how things work. It's a good way to fimiliar yourself with how things work.
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10-26-2003, 07:20 PM
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what do the things all the way to the left mean
drwxr-xr-x
-rw------
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