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Package: finch (2.6.4-1 and others)

text-based multi-protocol instant messaging client

Finch is a text/console-based, modular instant messaging client capable of using AIM/ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, IRC, Jabber/XMPP, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, QQ, and MySpaceIM all at once.

Some extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality: 

 * libx11-6
   - To use the Clipboard and/or Toaster plugins.

Tags: User Interface: Command Line, Networking: Client, Network Protocol: IRC, Jabber, MSN Messenger, OSCAR (AIM/ICQ), Yahoo! Messenger, Zeroconf, Role: Program, Scope: Application, Purpose: Chatting

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  • dep: libc0.1 (>= 2.7) [kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc0.1-udeb
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.10) [hppa]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.5-5) [m68k]
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.7) [not alpha, hppa, ia64, kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386, m68k]
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.7) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb
  • dep: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.4.0) [armel]
    GCC support library
  • dep: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0)
    The GLib library of C routines
  • dep: libgstreamer0.10-0 (>= 0.10.10)
    Core GStreamer libraries and elements
  • dep: libncursesw5 (>= 5.6+20071006-3)
    shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support)
  • dep: libpurple0 (>= 2.5.8-1) [m68k]
    multi-protocol instant messaging library
    dep: libpurple0 (>= 2.6.0) [not m68k]
  • dep: libxml2 (>= 2.6.27) [m68k]
    GNOME XML library
    dep: libxml2 (>= 2.7.4) [not m68k]
  • dep: pidgin-data (<< 2.5.8-z) [m68k]
    multi-protocol instant messaging client - data files
    dep: pidgin-data (<< 2.6.4-z) [not m68k]
    dep: pidgin-data (>= 2.5.8) [m68k]
    dep: pidgin-data (>= 2.6.4) [not m68k]
  • dep: python2.5 (>= 2.5) [mipsel]
    An interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 2.5)
  • sug: libx11-6 [armel, m68k, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390]
    X11 client-side library
    sug: libx11-6 (>= 0) [not armel, m68k, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390]

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Architecture Version Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 2.6.4-1 348.5 kB992 kB [list of files]
amd64 2.6.4-1 320.3 kB784 kB [list of files]
armel 2.6.4-1 294.5 kB676 kB [list of files]
hppa 2.6.4-1 334.8 kB812 kB [list of files]
i386 2.6.4-1 298.8 kB716 kB [list of files]
ia64 2.6.4-1 414.0 kB1324 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64 2.6.4-1 321.7 kB766 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-i386 2.6.4-1 299.2 kB700 kB [list of files]
m68k (unofficial port) 2.5.8-1 325.7 kB736 kB [list of files]
mips 2.6.4-1 293.3 kB896 kB [list of files]
mipsel 2.6.4-1 292.6 kB896 kB [list of files]
powerpc 2.6.4-1 332.1 kB852 kB [list of files]
s390 2.6.4-1 334.5 kB796 kB [list of files]
sparc 2.6.4-1 301.8 kB712 kB [list of files]