Pidgin not present in 12.10 repositories, how do i get one?

Question

I want to install Pidgin on my 12.10 clean install system. When I go to the Software Center and try to install the client I get an error saying:-

Not found There isn’t a software package called “pidgin” in your current software sources.

Any ideas which repositories i need to import to get this done.

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ERROR:-

Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/pidgin/pidgin-data_2.10.6-0ubuntu1_all.deb 404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.156 80]
Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.10.6-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb 404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.156 80]

Answer 1

pidgin is in the universe repository. Make sure you have the option to download and install packages from universe enabled.

Open software-center. Go to Edit menu --> Open software sources and check Universe option.

After checking the option, run the following commands to install pidgin.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pidgin

Answer 2

I suspect something may be wrong with the archive server.

Run sudo software-properties-gtk and select a different server/mirror, preferably the nearest one geographically. Pidgin is most definitely in Quantal, and should be downloadable from alternative servers.