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Kosimo
August 31st, 2008, 08:04 PM
Pidgin folks has just released a new version! 2.5.1

Here the changelog:


* In the Join/Part plugin, add the ability to apply the rules to
buddies. By default, joins and parts for buddies are still shown.
* Support SOCKS proxies specified in GNOME or Windows proxy settings.
* Fix some possible crashes in MSNP15.
* Enable a default SSL trust relationship for MSN servers.
* Avoid disconnecting from XMPP servers on parse errors that are
non-fatal.
* Include some perl files that were mistakenly omitted in 2.5.0.
Pidgin:
* Prevent use of custom smilies without "shortcuts."
* Fix a crash that could appear with AIM buddy tooltips.
Artwork:
* General refresh of many icons in the interface.
* Many cleanups to artwork source are now included in the distribution.
* A new "throbber" animation has been added to indicate when accounts
are connecting.


As always:

Download the source code, then:


./configure
make
sudo make install

If you're lazy to compile and you're using Hardy, getdeb has easy .deb's to install in 32 and 64 bits. http://www.getdeb.net

Enjoy!!
Kingsley
August 31st, 2008, 08:44 PM
My system still has Pidgin 2.4.3. Fedora is slippin.
mrgnash
August 31st, 2008, 08:55 PM
A steady stream of improvements, as per the Gnome way :) I really like the artwork refresh, already visible in 2.5, but taken even further here, but without breaking the Pidgin 'look' :)
Polygon
August 31st, 2008, 11:20 PM
yay, more bug fixes =)
Prefix100
August 31st, 2008, 11:22 PM
Still crashes for me..

Guess its time to submit a bug report.
StOoZ
August 31st, 2008, 11:24 PM
will wait for getdeb to have it. :guitar:
klange
August 31st, 2008, 11:44 PM
Waiting for an official Intrepid build, then I'll just update + upgrade.
slumbergod
September 1st, 2008, 01:52 AM
Ever since 2.50 I have had a lot of trouble connecting to MSN and staying connected. I just use the getdeb packages which have always worked perfectly. My google chat account works perfectly in 2.51 though.

For the time being I have to use aMSN for MSN protocol. It connects in a couple of seconds and stays connected.
Kosimo
September 1st, 2008, 04:54 AM
will wait for getdeb to have it. :guitar:

Is already in getdeb
RiceMonster
September 1st, 2008, 05:01 AM
I'm using 2.5.0 (which is the version in the arch repos) and it works fine, so I won't bother updating until the package maintainer does :).
Ub1476
September 1st, 2008, 06:06 AM
This looks very nice! :)

Artwork is much improved.

Now we just need webcam support.
highv0ltage
September 1st, 2008, 10:45 PM
I've followed the instructions you've posted and I can't get past he "make" process. I keep receiving configuration errors. The first one I got was "XScreenSaver extension development headers not found". If I disable that one, I get a different one further down the process. Any idea how to fix this? Thanks.
highv0ltage
September 1st, 2008, 10:56 PM
Never mind, I was able to get it fixed.
Dalius
September 1st, 2008, 11:28 PM
Is Pidgin not going to be updated within apt-get Hardy Haron until 8.10 comes out? Not exactly sure how it works... seems some distros have the newest version in their package systems and some don't.
ex.hav0k
September 2nd, 2008, 01:30 AM
did they fix the jabber support... cause it sucks having to reconnect every few minutes.