In order to connect your Kopete to Google Talk you’ll have to install tca-tls (a SSL/TLS plugin for Qt).

On FreeBSD you can do this with:

$ portinstall security/qca-tls

or

$ cd /usr/ports/security/qca-tls
$ make install clean

For other OSes you’ll have to find that package on your own or build it from the source. Just Do It.

Then open your kopete and set it up as follows:

* Settings->Configure
* New
* Next
* Select Jabber

On Basic Setup tab enter your account information

Jabber Id: [xxxx@gmail.com]
[?] Remeber Password
Password: [xxxx]

On the Connection tab:

 [x] Use protocol encryption (SSL)
 [x] Allow plain-text password authentication
 [x] Override default server information
     Server: [talk.google.com]         Port: [5223]

and that’s it.

If you’re using another Jabber client, Mutatis Mutandis for it :).

Have big phun!