Kadu 4.3 Instant Messenger recently released, is a user-friendly, adware free, fast, stable as well as flexible open source Gadu-Gadu and Jabber/XMPP protocol Instant Messenger client for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and Windows.
The v4.3 includes deprecated parts of Kadu 4 code been removed. Furthermore, Kadu 4 is not able anymore to import configuration from Kadu 0.6.5 and previous versions.
Kadu 4 Changelog
Following plugins were reomoved:
- amarok1_mediaplayer – Amarok 1 is no longer in development
- encryption_ng, encryption_ng_simlite – replaced by encryption_otr
- growl_notify, itunes_mediaplayer – Kadu no longer supports MacOS X
- history_migration, profiles_import – there is no need to import Kadu 0.6.5 configuration anymore
- phonon_sound – default sound plugin is good enough
- falf_mediaplayer – Falf no longer in development
Simplified hints plugin
- Configuration of hints plugin was greatly simplified hence allowing many of hints’ bugs to be fixed
Gadu-Gadu improvements
- Gadu-Gadu protocol supports synchronization of multisession statuses. If user is logged on Gadu-Gadu using more than one device, then Kadu will respect status changes made on these devices.
Better Windows integration
- Status buttons in preview window:
- Quckly jump to current/recent chats from taskbar:
- It has better Windows integration.
It is now possible to change status using buttons in preview window on taskbar. Taskbar context menu allows for quick access to current/recent chats using Jump Lists.
How to Install Kadu 4.3 on Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 16.04
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mati75/kadu sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install kadu
How to remove Kadu 4.3 from Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 16.04
sudo apt-get remove kadu
