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This article teaches you how to use MySpaceIM on Ubuntu. There is default MySpaceIM client on Ubuntu, so you don’t have to install anything to connect to other MySpaceIM users on Ubuntu. The default programm is called Pidgin. Below are the steps to login MySpaceIM to chat on Ubuntu.

MySpaceIM 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 MySpaceIM account:

Pidgin Screenshot 3

Click on Add button, you will see the following screen, from the drop-down menu, choose MySpaceIM:

MySpaceIM Pidgin Screenshot

There you go! Just enter your account details and you can connect to your friends instantly. :)