Recipe using Gajim

You are using Linux or Windows?
This is the right recipe for you! You will use the ingredient Gajim.

Details

Please be aware of the following requirements:

Preparation time:
10 minutes

Difficulty:
Beginner

Ingredients:
Download the app Gajim from Gajim.org or install it using the software center of your Linux distribution.

As soon as you meet the requirements, you can start the preparation.

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Preparation

The preparation is very easy and is separated in a few steps:

Step 1:
Install Gajim on your operating system (see Details section).

Step 2:
Start Gajim and choose Register to create a new chataddress.

Step 3:
You will need a chataddress at one of the providers. In this recipe you will use the German provider yax.im.
Choose yax.im from the list and select Register. Now choose a username and a passwort for your chataddress. Afterwards, you need to click on Register again.

Step 4:
Select Connect to use your chataddress with Gajim. You can decide whether you want Gajim to store your password. If you do not store it you will need to enter it each time you start the application.

Step 5:
The last step is to activate the end-to-end encryption as a default for private Chats and groupchats. Select Accounts and afterwards Manage Accounts. Now, you select your chataddress and Privacy settings. There, you set the Default encryption to OMEMO.

Done:
You registered a chataddress yourusername@yax.im. You can give this address to your friends, so they can add you to their contact lists. You can add other contact by entering their chataddress as well.

Note:
Your contact list will be empty at the beginning. That’s normal – there is no automatic search for contacts. You need to ask other people for the chataddresses. If you know a chataddress you can start a new chat and enter it to start communicating.

Bon appetit! You made a big step and are now more digital independent.

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