Welcome and thanks for trying out Gajim.

=RUNTIME REQUIREMENTS=
python2.4 (python2.3 should work too)
pygtk2.5 or higher (NOTE: pygtk2.5 is devel so pygtk2.6 in case of problems)
python-libglade

some distros also split too much python standard library.
I know SUSE does. In such distros you also need python-xml
the xml lib that *comes* with python and not pyxml or whatever

=COMPILE-TIME REQUIREMENTS=
python-dev
python-gtk2-dev
libgtk2.0-dev		# aka. gtk2-devel
libxss-dev			# for idle detection module (Some distributions (f.e. Debian) split xscreensaver)
libgtkspell-dev	# for gtkspell module
intltool

NOTE:
if you still have problems compiling, you may want to try removing the gtk1 series of the above dependencies

Optionally:
gtkspell and aspell-LANG where lang is your locale eg. en, fr etc
dnspython for SRV support; if you don't know what that is, you don't need it)
GnomePythonExtras 2.10 or above so you can avoid compiling trayicon and gtkspell
possible package name for your distribution: python-gnome2-extras


=INSTALLATION PROCEDURE=
tar jxvf gajim-version.tar.bz2
cd gajim
make	# builds all modules
su -c make install

To specify what modules to build do:
make help

To specify where to install do:
su -c make PREFIX=custom_path install

=RUNNING GAJIM=
gajim

or if you didn't 'make install' you can also run from gajim folder with
./launch.sh

Last but not least, you can run Gajim from your GNOME/XFCE/KDE/whatever menus.

=UNINSTALLATION PROCEDURE=
su -c make uninstall
this will try to remove Gajim from the default directories.
If you want to remove it from custom directory provide it as:
make PREFIX=custom_path uninstall

=MISCELLANEOUS=
XML & Debugging:
If you want to see the xml stanzas and/or help us debugging 
you're advised to enable verbose via advanced configuration window.
If you don't want to make this permanent, execute gajim with --verbose
everytime you want to have verbose output.

Cannot join room with password:
please read the FAQ for the reply on this issue

=FAQ=
FAQ can be found in http://trac.gajim.org/wiki/GajimFaq


That is all, enjoy!

(C) 2003-2005
The Gajim Team
http://gajim.org


PS.
sounds and stellar iconstyle taken from Psi
some emoticons taken from Psi
the basic emoticons taken from Gossip
gossip iconstyle taken from Gossip
service discovery icons taken from Gaim and the GNOME hi-color theme
If you think we're violating a license please inform us