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Finch was removed from redbrick standard build, since 2014. Because it wasn't being used at the time the server was decommissioned . Users are free to compile their ownFinch but no support will be provided for this. | |||
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Finch is the command line equivalent of the popular instant messaging client Pidgin (GAIM), you can use this on redbrick to log into your instant messaging accounts. | Finch is the command line equivalent of the popular instant messaging client Pidgin (GAIM), you can use this on redbrick to log into your instant messaging accounts. | ||
==Setting up Finch== | ==Setting up Finch== | ||
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Finally you need to make sure [[screen]] is set to give an audible bell. Do the following until you see the message "switched to audible bell": | Finally you need to make sure [[screen]] is set to give an audible bell. Do the following until you see the message "switched to audible bell": | ||
CTRL + A, CTRL + G | CTRL + A, CTRL + G | ||
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