HowTo : Install Pidgin 2.0.0 on Ubuntu Feisty (with all plugins)

[kalpik]

My pleasure

[sibot]

Hey i downloaded pidgin from the provided link, however when i try to install it, it gives me an error....

Error: Dependancy is not satisfiable: libavahi-compat-howl0

can anyone help me out here?

[schumifer]

kubuntu edgy 64bit
Tried 2 different 64bit packages, and one 32bit with --force-architecture. And i always get this answer

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pidgin:
pidgin depends on libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.13.1); however:
Version of libatk1.0-0 on system is 1.12.3-0ubuntu1.
pidgin depends on libavahi-compat-howl0 (>= 0.6.0); however:
Package libavahi-compat-howl0 is not installed.
pidgin depends on libc6 (>= 2.5-0ubuntu1); however:
Version of libc6 on system is 2.4-1ubuntu12.3.
pidgin depends on libcairo2 (>= 1.4.2); however:
Version of libcairo2 on system is 1.2.4-1ubuntu2.
pidgin depends on libdbus-1-3 (>= 0.94); however:
Version of libdbus-1-3 on system is 0.93-0ubuntu3.1.
pidgin depends on libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.73); however:
Version of libdbus-glib-1-2 on system is 0.71-1ubuntu1.
pidgin depends on libfontconfig1 (>= 2.4.0); however:
Version of libfontconfig1 on system is 2.3.2-7ubuntu2.
pidgin depends on libgadu3 (>= 1:1.7~rc2); however:
Version of libgadu3 on system is 1:1.6+20060616-1.
pidgin depends on libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.9); however:
Version of libglib2.0-0 on system is 2.12.4-0ubuntu1.
pidgin depends on libgstreamer0.10-0 (>= 0.10.12); however:
Version of libgstreamer0.10-0 on system is 0.10.10-1ubuntu2.
pidgin depends on libgtkspell0 (>= 2.0.2); however:
Package libgtkspell0 is not installed.
pidgin depends on libnm-glib0; however:
Package libnm-glib0 is not installed.
pidgin depends on libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.16.2); however:
Version of libpango1.0-0 on system is 1.14.5-0ubuntu1.
pidgin depends on libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4); however:
Version of libpng12-0 on system is 1.2.8rel-5.1ubuntu0.1.
pidgin depends on libsilc-1.0-2; however:
Package libsilc-1.0-2 is not installed.
pidgin depends on libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.3.13); however:
Version of libsqlite3-0 on system is 3.3.5-0.2.
pidgin depends on libxml2 (>= 2.6.27); however:
Version of libxml2 on system is 2.6.26.dfsg-2ubuntu4.
pidgin depends on libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0); however:
Version of libxrandr2 on system is 2:1.1.1-0ubuntu1.
dpkg: error processing pidgin (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
pidgin

[cong06]

how does this work with a remote configurations folder?
I have pidgin set up so that it goes to my external for it's Logs, config files, etc.

Where are the plugins stored?

[jdarr5000]

What is broken or not working properly for pidgin support of SILC

I've tried manual compiles and each time i have issues with the silc part of pidgin.

and i've tried with debs but still no luck.

Any suggestions ?

[victorbrca]

I spent some time yesterday trying to install guifications on Edgy. If anyone is having problem (most likely a noob like me), you can find a little instruction here!!!

LINK


Vic.

[dmber]

i must be missing something obvious. i have no idea how to install the plugin pack. i have it downloaded, but it just unarchived as a folder full of the plugins. the .deb manager or whatever didn't open like i expected it to.

what am i missing? how do i install it? i went to this page to download it, and i just downloaded the top one. now what?

[victorbrca]

..i must be missing something obvious. i have no idea how to install the plugin pack. i have it downloaded, but it just unarchived as a folder full of the p...

I'm not sure if you followed my how to because of the link you are using. Don't know how much I can help too cz I'm a noob.

The file I downloaded was the guifications only... This one.

Them just "untar" it using CLI and compile it. It should start working right after that....


Vic.