How to Put Facebook on Pidgin
Pidgin is a cross-platform, multi-protocol instant messaging application that is designed to manage chat accounts with various providers in one simple interface. Facebook Chat utilizes the open-source extensible messaging and presence protocol, or XMPP, making it a simple task to add your Facebook account to the Pidgin client. Once Facebook Chat is configured in Pidgin, you can message friends and family who are on Facebook directly from Pidgin without having to open the Facebook website.
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Instructions
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Launch Pidgin.
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Select "Accounts" and then "Manage Accounts."
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Click "Add."
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Select "XMPP" from the "Protocol" drop-down menu.
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Enter the following Facebook Chat details, leaving all unmentioned fields blank:
Username - your Facebook username
Domain - chat.facebook.com
Password - your Facebook password (optionally check "Save Password" to avoid re-entering your password when launching Pidgin)
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Select the "Advanced" tab and enter the following connection details and then click "Add":
Require SSL/TLS - enabled
Connect Port - 5222
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Click "Close" and restart Pidgin. Online Facebook contacts will be listed in the Pidgin interface and you can initiate conversations with those contacts by double-clicking their names.
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Tips & Warnings
To determine your Facebook username or set one if you do not already have one, simply visit the Facebook user name page (facebook.com/username/).
