Install Pidgin Instant Messanger in Ubuntu
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Install Pidgin in Ubuntu
Download pidgin beta using the following command or from here
wget http://vicox.net/ubuntu/pidgin_2.0.0beta7devel.vicox-1_i386.deb
Install the .deb package using the following command
sudo dpkg -i pidgin_2.0.0beta7devel.vicox-1_i386.deb
This will install all the required packages for pidgin.
If you want to open pidgin go to Applications—>Internet—>Pidgin Instant Messanger
Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen here you need to click on add
Now you need to add your username and password and click on save
Once you loggedin you should see similar to following screen
Pidgin Supported Protocols list
Pidgin Version Details
hey
I’ve upgraded from Gaim to Pidgin without any problems with the software, but my connection as it relates to Pidgin won’t work.
I’ve got my accounts configured the way I want them, and I’ll try to sign in. After about half an hour, the connection will time-out and I can’t sign-on at all.
Any ideas? I’ve heard that my router could be blocking the ports that Pidgin wants to use, or that it could be my firewall, but seeing as I haven’t got one of those, it’s not likely.
🙂
woohoo!
Just got the debs from getdeb.net of Pidgin 2.0.2 and decided to blindly install with gaim (2.0 beta6) still installed, and it went perfectly!
Everything is how I left it – same profile data, accounts, passwords, even my away msg is still up :P! The only that was the initial connection took about 10 seconds and had me slightly worried for a few seconds.
Just tested and gaim still works too 🙂
I use Slackware and there is ‘play’ – play sound files. I use it to play sound on events 🙂 ‘play –file=%s’
ubuntu-desktopis a metapackage that depends on all the other packages that make up the ubuntu desktop but doesn’t actually contain any code/software itself – it is perfectly safe to remove once ubuntu is installed.I went to getdeb.net and got the version of Pidgin for the AMD 64, since the specific one mentioned here didn’t apply to me. However, upon trying to open it, I get a package installer screen that will not allow me to click the “Install Package” button. Instead, it says, “Status: Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: pidgin-data”. Ilp am a complete n00b when it comes to Ubuntu, but I have been trying it out for a day and have been on forum after forum looking for answers. Any help is much appreciated.
I have answered my own question, thank you.
I have installed okay but without xmpp how can I get gtalk to work?
Okay, I have been using Unbuntu for a little less than a month, and it’s fantastic. I can do so much more than I could on Windows, but a few days ago, my Pidgin wouldn’t work. So I’ve been using retarded Windows XP just to talk to my friends.
” *****@****.com disabled.
Unable to authenticate: Authentication failure.”
That’s what it says when I open the buddy list for Pidgin. Can you help me fix it?
Anybody having problems with pidgin away autoresponse? I have all my options checked and when I set away autorespond on, it doesn’t autorespond. This worked fine in gaim 1.5. Couldn’t get it to work in either Gaim 2.0 beta or Pidgin.
Yerrrh, its cool but I have it on my new Dell laptop which as webcam and since I’m only a teenager and it doesn’t use webcam it’s annoying!
Still cool though!
Thank u very very much! I must use ubuntu even if I don’t want, and I couldn’t use my messanger contact because I thought it’s impossible..but with your direction I can, thanks =D
ps. sorry for grammar and elementary vocaboulary, I’m Italian xD