Howto: Gaim 2.0 beta 5

[cborga1985]

Old thread but this still works for those who can't use beta 6.

Instructions for i386(Dapper,Edgy)

Add Debuntu to your sources
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add this to the bottom of the file

For Dapper:
#Debuntu Repo
deb http://repository.debuntu.org/ dapper multiverse
deb-src http://repository.debuntu.org/ dapper multiverse

For Edgy:
#Debuntu Repo
deb http://repository.debuntu.org/ edgy multiverse
deb-src http://repository.debuntu.org/ edgy multiverse
Now save the file

Add Debuntu as a trusted source
cd ~
wget http://repository.debuntu.org/GPG-Key-chantra.txt
sudo apt-key add GPG-Key-chantra.txt
rm GPG-Key-chantra.txt

Update Apt
sudo apt-get update

Install Gaim
sudo apt-get install gaim gaim-data
Type Y when it asks you to install the dependencies.

Instructions to revert back to older version.

Step 1: Remove Debuntu repository and Update Apt.
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Remove debuntu line and save file.

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Force Gaim to remove.
sudo dpkg -P --force-all gaim gaim-data gaim-dbg gaim-dev

Step 3: Reinstall Gaim which will also fix depends.
sudo apt-get -f install

[magomago]

Thanks for the repo :)

[supertux]

thx, its working fine here!

[dysfunctional]

works like a charm! thank you very much, was looking for this.

[Sammi]

Thanks! It worked like a charm :D

[cajunaggie]

Oooh! Look at the pretties! :D

[voidmain]

Looks like the debuntu repositories only have beta3. Is that correct or is beta5 somewhere?

[th3gh05t]

Hi,

I followed these instructions, and everything is working, but I need to downgrade back to v1.5. File transfers don't work with this new version..

How do I downgrade back to the original version?

Thanks for your help!

[Sammi]

1.5 is in the Dapper repositories. Just uninstall Gaim in Synptic. Do this command in a terminal:sudo apt-get clean
and you should find version 1.5 in Synaptic again.

If not then I found the packages on packages.ubuntu.com (http://packages.ubuntu.com/): http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=gaim&searchon=names&subword=1&version=dapper&release=all

[Zer0Nin3r]

This is great and all, but who is hosting these repositories? How can one tell if the source is trustworthy?

**update**
The site looks legit, and I don't doubt it, but I remember reading some posts in the Easy Ubuntu Forum about being careful using repositories from 3rd parties or not well known sources.

[jake3988]

Hi,

I followed these instructions, and everything is working, but I need to downgrade back to v1.5. File transfers don't work with this new version..


Yeah, beta 5, while awesome, does break a few things. For instance, I saw the great tutorial on how to change your gaim message using autoprofile. It breaks autoprofile pretty badly too. (its a known bug because of an API change)

Not to be a sorry bum on a great thread, but uh, just want to bring that up as well.

Also to note: I have beta3 and file-transfers work on that. So, just remove the newly added repository and if you have all the normal repositories beta3 should be available.

[cborga1985]

Yeah, beta 5, while awesome, does break a few things. For instance, I saw the great tutorial on how to change your gaim message using autoprofile. It breaks autoprofile pretty badly too. (its a known bug because of an API change)

Not to be a sorry bum on a great thread, but uh, just want to bring that up as well.

Also to note: I have beta3 and file-transfers work on that. So, just remove the newly added repository and if you have all the normal repositories beta3 should be available.

just wanted to add instructions to remove this version

Step 1: Remove Debuntu repository and Update Apt.
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Remove debuntu line and save file.

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Force Gaim to remove.
sudo dpkg -P --force-all gaim gaim-data gaim-dbg gaim-dev

Step 3: Reinstall Gaim which will also fix depends.
sudo apt-get -f install