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To start Empathy automatically at Ubuntu Karmic startup :

sudo cp /usr/share/applications/empathy.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/

This automatically adds a new entry in Gnome startup applications.

Sources :

• http://demmer.ipax.at/blog/ubuntu-autostart-for-empathy-im-client/
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/322314