software-recommendation
I know there are many alternatives to Windows Live Messenger like Empathy, Pidgin, emesene or aMSN. However, I usually use the 'Photo Sharing' feature with my friends that is not in any chat client.
I need to use my MSN Messenger account. So how to use Windows Live Messenger in Ubuntu? Or can I connect to WLM and use 'Photo Sharing' with any chat client for Linux?
Would you recommend to use a virtual machine?
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Webcam Support - Yes
MSN Full Support - Yes
GTalk Full Support - Yes
Voice Chat - Yes
Protocols Supported - Multiple (GTalk, Msn, Yahoo...)
Send Files - Yes
Receive Files - Yes
Emoticons - Yes
Theme/Skin - Yes
Language Support - Yes
Drag & Drop Support - Yes
Ubuntu Notification Support - Yes
Last Updated (Since this Post) - Version 2.7.11 - March 11, 2011
Found in Ubuntu Repository - Yes (Version 1:2.7.11-1ubuntu2)
Now Playing Support - Yes (With several players like Banshee)
Plugins - Yes
PRO - Very compatible.
CON - Very simple/"old like" to the eye.
Best Answer
You may need a VM for photo-sharing.
Why not Wine?
While running in Wine is an option, the newer versions are reported as Garbage, which means they didn't install, or didn't work. You can try running version 8.5 if it still is available, but it also has issues, as it is rated Bronze. Even rated Bronze, it is very difficult to use and can cause Unity or Compiz crashes as documented here.
What can I use?
Emesene
appears to have a great outlook1 but it is unable to perform photo-sharing tasks.
For a VM, you should use virtualbox
. It is lightweight and works with many systems. Ensure you have a license to use Windows. VirtualBox has a Seamless mode which makes applications integrate with the host OS, but I have not tested such functionality yet.
The info about Seamless mode is courtesy of this comment by Brendan Long.
Ref:
1 No Microsoft-related pun intended.