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Is there any way to use Windows Live Messenger in Ubuntu?

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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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answered 2 Years ago tionpromoti · Accepted 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 Install 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:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsLiveMessenger

https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/emesene/

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=127

¹ No Microsoft-related pun intended.