Linux and Yahoo messenger.....geez!

I'm using Linux from Lycoris and it's using the KDE desktop. . . . i'm having trouble installing and using yahoo messenger. I have the following file: rh9. ymessenger-1. 0. 4-i386. rpm I click the file and it installs, but that's where I'm lost.

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I'm using Linux from Lycoris and it's using the KDE desktop....i'm having trouble installing and using yahoo messenger.
 
I have the following file: rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-i386.rpm
 
I click the file and it installs, but that's where I'm lost. What should I be doing next? Yea, i'm a sever newbie to linux - just jumping in there and pressing buttons and things to get used to it. I dug around in folders and found where it was installed, clicked a few things..nothing happens.
 
I've read some stuff about I need x-window. I'm not even sure what that is. I just want yahoo installed and working..I don't want an encylopedia of "how to use linux" or "linux for newbies"...so..can someone help me out?
 
I did successuflly get AIM (GAIM) installed and working, so that's cool. Just want yahoo now...

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Don't worry if you're clicking on stuff you have X windows Gaim should work with yahoo. Just go to accounts at the login in screen click add and select protocol: yahoo add your screen name and password.
 
if you want to use the yahoo client... from a terminal type.
Code:
whereis ymessenger
that should give you the location of the app. If it's in your path you can type Code:
ymessenger
and it should launch for you. if it's not you may need to type the whole output of your whereis command. Code:
/usr/bin/ymessenger
....or somthing like that. 
If it was me I'd use gaim or psi for everything. God luck.
 
http://psi.affinix.com/
 
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/

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I would recommend GAIM also. Works great!