#Linux Mint 18.2 how to install gajim .16.9 so you can use OMEMO encryption:
sudo apt-get install python-axolotl python-nbxmpp
wget https://gajim.org/downloads/0.16/gajim-0.16.9.tar.gz
tar -zxvf gajim-0.16.9.tar.gz
cd gajim-0.16.9
./autogen.sh ;make;sudo make install
#if you get this error you need to get a newer python-nbxmpp from here:
gajim
Gajim needs python-nbxmpp >= 0.6.1 to run. Quiting...........
Aug 13 13:46:33 s2sout2d45040 info Failed in all attempts to connect to proxy.eu.jabber.org
Aug 13 13:46:33 s2sout2d45040 info Sending error replies for 1 queued stanzas because of failed outgoing connection to proxy.eu.jabber.org
No clue why it tries to use a proxy not explicitly specified. This could be because the proxy specified for the domain fails when someone is trying to se........
In Debian based distros:
apt-get install jabber
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
fakeroot dkms
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
jabber-common
The following NEW packag........