How to install Kadu in Ubuntu
How to install Kadu in Ubuntu
Kadu is an open-source instant messenger client that supports popular messaging protocols, including GTalk, Facebook Messenger, etc. Installation of Kadu in Ubuntu is explained in this manual.
Installation of Kadu
First add the repository with the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:mati75/kadu
Kadu dla Ubuntu. Instalujesz na w?asn? odpowiedzialno??.
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Kadu 2.0 dla Ubuntu poni?ej wersji 15.04 nie b?dzie.
More info: https://launchpad.net/~mati75/+archive/ubuntu/kadu
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp0eiema7u/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp0eiema7u/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 76F09DD6 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp0eiema7u/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 76F09DD6: public key " Launchpad PPA for Mateusz ?ukasik" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
Next update the added repository with update command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mati75/kadu/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mati75/kadu/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [1,436 B]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mati75/kadu/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [1,440 B]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mati75/kadu/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [564 B]
Fetched 21.0 kB in 1s (15.5 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Now run the below command to install the kadu software.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install kadu -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
kadu-common libgadu3 libinjeqt0 libkadu libmpdclient2 libotr5 libphonon4qt5-4 libprotobuf-c1 libqca-qt5-2 libqca-qt5-2-plugins
libqt5quickwidgets5 libqt5script5 libqt5x11extras5 libqt5xmlpatterns5 libqxmpp0
Suggested packages:
kadu-themes libotr5-bin
The following NEW packages will be installed:
kadu kadu-common libgadu3 libinjeqt0 libkadu libmpdclient2 libotr5 libphonon4qt5-4 libprotobuf-c1 libqca-qt5-2
libqca-qt5-2-plugins libqt5quickwidgets5 libqt5script5 libqt5x11extras5 libqt5xmlpatterns5 libqxmpp0
0 upgraded, 16 newly installed, 0 to remove and 269 not upgraded.
Need to get 7,655 kB of archives.
After this operation, 29.8 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libqt5script5 amd64 5.5.1+dfsg-2build1 [707 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mati75/kadu/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 kadu-common all 3.0-0ubuntu1.1 [1,927 kB]
Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libinjeqt0 amd64 1.0.1-1 [99.5 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libqt5quickwidgets5 amd64 5.5.1-2ubuntu6 [30.4 kB]
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mati75/kadu/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libkadu amd64 3.0-0ubuntu1.1 [1,393 kB]
Get:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libqt5x11extras5 amd64 5.5.1-3build1 [7,876 B]
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Setting up libqt5x11extras5:amd64 (5.5.1-3build1) ...
Setting up libkadu (3.0-0ubuntu1.1) ...
Setting up libprotobuf-c1 (1.2.1-1) ...
Setting up libgadu3 (1:1.12.1-2build1) ...
Setting up libmpdclient2 (2.9-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libotr5 (4.1.1-1) ...
Setting up libphonon4qt5-4:amd64 (4:4.8.3-0ubuntu3) ...
Setting up libqca-qt5-2:amd64 (2.1.1-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libqt5xmlpatterns5:amd64 (5.5.1-2build1) ...
Setting up libqxmpp0:amd64 (0.9.3-1build1) ...
Setting up kadu (3.0-0ubuntu1.1) ...
Setting up libqca-qt5-2-plugins:amd64 (2.1.1-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
To open the kadu software, type kadu in the search bar and then click on the displayed icon.
Now enter the following credentials in the setup wizard to access the kadu software.
Click on About option to know complete details of Kadu software.
To Remove Kadu package
Run the below command to uninstall the Kadu package.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get remove kadu -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
kadu-common libgadu3 libinjeqt0 libkadu libmpdclient2 libotr5 libphonon4qt5-4 libprotobuf-c1 libqca-qt5-2 libqca-qt5-2-plugins
libqt5quickwidgets5 libqt5script5 libqt5x11extras5 libqt5xmlpatterns5 libqxmpp0
Use ' sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
kadu
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 269 not upgraded.
After this operation, 5,122 kB disk space will be freed.
(Reading database ... 208900 files and directories currently installed.)
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Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Tag :
Kadu
Q
How to access the Gitlab repository for the Kadu?
A
For accessing the Gitlab repository for the Kadu, use the following link as given below "https://gitlab.com/kadu/kadu/wikis/home"
Q
What are the features available on Kadu?
A
Here I have to give some of the features for thr Kadu,
* Good-looking and functional messenger
* XMPP support
* Gadu-Gadu support
* OTR support
* Numerous plugins! (official ones, developed by the Kadu Team, and additional, community-written ones.)
* Graphical messages
* Message encryption
* File transfer
* Easy and comprehensive configuration
* Bot, spammers and annoyers protection
* Good-looking and functional messenger
* XMPP support
* Gadu-Gadu support
* OTR support
* Numerous plugins! (official ones, developed by the Kadu Team, and additional, community-written ones.)
* Graphical messages
* Message encryption
* File transfer
* Easy and comprehensive configuration
* Bot, spammers and annoyers protection
Q
What are the alternative tools available for the Kadu?
A
Here I have to give some of the alternative tools available for the Kadu as,
Thunderbird,
Pidgin,
Facebook Messenger,
Adium,
Miranda IM,
Miranda NG are some of Alternative for Kadu
Thunderbird,
Pidgin,
Facebook Messenger,
Adium,
Miranda IM,
Miranda NG are some of Alternative for Kadu
Q
whether Kadu is available for windows?
A
Yes. The Kadu is also available for Windows
Q
what are the main terms of using the Kadu ?
A
Kadu is an open-source instant messenger client that supports popular messaging protocols, including GTalk, Facebook Messenger, etc.