Use ICQ on Ubuntu is easy, you don’t have to install anything to connect to your ICQ and chat. Ubuntu’s default application Pidgin can be used to connect to ICQ.
ICQ Logo
To launch the application, from the top of your menu bar of your desktop, go to: go to Applications -> Internet -> Pidgin Internet Messenger
Pidgin Screenshot
An icon like the one in the picture below will appear near the top right corner of your desktop, click on the icon (similar to the one in the image below) to launch the application:
Pidgin Screenshot 2
Click on Accounts->Manage Accounts to add your ICQ account:
Pidgin Screenshot 3
Click on Add button, you will see the following screen, from the drop-down menu, choose MySpaceIM:
ICQ Screenshot
There you go! Just enter your account details and you can connect to your friends instantly. :)
#1 by kašenka!pomoc on March 20, 2009 - 12:49 am
nejde mi nainstalovt icq tak co po mě chcete
#2 by dov on June 12, 2009 - 5:11 am
i want to icq on ubuntu!
#3 by Max on July 6, 2009 - 1:29 am
What should I do if ICQ is not connecting to the server?