Tutorials Linux climm

Command Line Instant Multi Messanger "climm"

Climm is a very simple and portable Instant Messanger. It has been ported to various systems. To get a better overview take a closer look on the Climm Homepage
climm.org
Climm is supporting the ICQ and Jabber protocol.

Installation

To use climm you need to have access to the command line (application:Terminal). Install it with
ipkg-opt install climm
sadly a missing dependency prevents climm from starting, so in the next step, you need to install libtasn1 with
ipkg-opt install libtasn1

Usage

Run climm by opening a Terminal and run
climm
On the first startup climm asks you about the details of your ICQ / Jabber accounts. The config file is located in ~/.climm/climmrc if you want to edit your details later.

Climm logs in automatic to your account and stores your password in the config file. To send a message type
msg Nickname Hello world
To write another message to the same friend use a .
To find out who is online simply type
e
To quit type
q
Please read the manual on The climm projects homepage to find out about more functions.

Known Issues

Climm sometimes shows just empty user lists. To fix this, type

• type "optconnection obeysbl on wantsbl on"
• type "contact upload"
• type "save"
• type "quit" and restart climm