What is the best alternate to Pidgin under Linux? [closed]

What is the best alternate to Pidgin under Linux? [closed] Pidgin (2.5.5) keeps crashing on me (Ubuntu 9.04). What is the best alternative to it that supports XMPP/Jabber as well as MSN & Yahoo?
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Guest [Entry]

For KDE users, Kopete is an excellent alternative. [Empathy](http://en.wikipediadotorg/wiki/Empathy_(software)) is also quite good and seems to be improving at a fast clip. [Psi](http://en.wikipediadotorg/wiki/Psi_(instant_messaging_client)) natively supports only XMPP, but can connect to other major networks via gateways.

Guest [Entry]

"As I've said elsewhere, I use a combination of irssi and BitlBee for my instant messaging needs.

It isn't flashy like a desktop IM client.

Quadpoint has lots of different articles about using Irssi here."