I'm using Linux from Lycoris and it's using the KDE desktop....i'm having trouble installing and using yahoo messenger.

I have the following file: rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-i386.rpm

I click the file and it installs, but that's where I'm lost. What should I be doing next? Yea, i'm a sever newbie to linux - just jumping in there and pressing buttons and things to get used to it. I dug around in folders and found where it was installed, clicked a few things..nothing happens.

I've read some stuff about I need x-window. I'm not even sure what that is. I just want yahoo installed and working..I don't want an encylopedia of "how to use linux" or "linux for newbies"...so..can someone help me out?

I did successuflly get AIM (GAIM) installed and working, so that's cool. Just want yahoo now...

Don't worry if you're clicking on stuff you have X windows Gaim should work with yahoo. Just go to accounts at the login in screen click add and select protocol: yahoo add your screen name and password.

if you want to use the yahoo client... from a terminal type. that should give you the location of the app. If it's in your path you can type and it should launch for you. if it's not you may need to type the whole output of your whereis command. ....or somthing like that.

If it was me I'd use gaim or psi for everything. God luck.

http://psi.affinix.com/

http://gaim.sourceforge.net/

I would recommend GAIM also. Works great!