Use Yahoo Messenger on Ubuntu

To use Yahoo Messenger to chat on Ubuntu is easy. By using the build-in application Pidgin, you can connect to your Yahoo account within seconds and start chatting.

To launch the application, from the top of your menu bar of your desktop, go to: go to Applications → Internet → Pidgin Internet Messenger

An icon like the one it the picture below will appear on top right corner of your desktop, click on the icon (similar to the one in the image below) to see the application:

Click on Accounts->Manage Accounts to add your Yahoo! account:

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