Multi-platform instant messaging client (formerly named Gaim). It was the default chat client before the 9.10 release.
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Pidgin - how to keep pop-ups on the *same* workspace as buddylist?
Using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Pidgin. Is there a way to keep Pidgin's notifications (contact signs on, file is being offered, etc) on the SAME workspace as the Pidgin buddy list? In other words, Pidgin ...
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Open an Application without an icon showing up in Unity (Ubuntu 12.4)
I'm trying to set it up such that after I open Pidgin, the application opens without showing an icon in the unity launcher.
Because Pidgin already has a way to open the window through the top-bar, I ...
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1answer
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Load Pidgin from the command line and join an IRC channel
I would like to be able to add a function to my .bashrc or .profile file in Ubuntu 13.04 that loads Pidgin and automatically joins a given IRC channel. Is this possible?
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Neither Empathy nor Pidgin work
I tried Pidgin on my Ubuntu 12.04 and it showed a very buggy behaviour. It could never connect to gtalk and even crashed sometimes in the process.
So I decided to switch to Empathy. But it has its own ...
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1answer
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Application crashes from command line but runs fine from Unity
General question: How can I most closely mimic via the terminal the way in which Unity executes a program?
Hi
I'm able to successfully run pidgin (2.10.3) from the Unity interface (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS), ...
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How do I do a reinstall of Pidgin?
I've been using Pidgin (on Ubuntu 12.10) till it developed a bug with one of the plugins (musictracker). So I first decided to disable the plugin. But that didn't work. Next, I removed Pidgin and then ...
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how to avoid skype showing chat window when using pidgin?
I may miss the forest for the trees, but I don't know how I can force the skype-pidgin-construct to only show pigding-chatwindows when a new message comes in. There is always the pidgin AND the skype ...
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pidgin-libnotify flagged for autoremove — why?
After installing network-manager-openvpn via the terminal, pidgin-libnotify was identified as redundant and available for autoremove.
Did installing openvpn affect my installation of pidgin? Why is ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 13.04 Pidgin Tray
Does not show the current status of pidgin in the system tray.
Status always is Offline.
how i can fix this?
ps: pidgin works fine.
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2answers
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how to stop pidgin to run at ubuntu start up
When I turn on laptop, with Ubuntu 12.04 installed, Pidgin Internet messanger appears in the list of the little letter from the right of the screen, up.
I don't want pidgin start by itself. I want ...
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Pidgin messages remain in messaging menu/indicator even after read [closed]
I upgraded to 13.04 this past weekend. I primarily use thunderbird and pidgin rather than empathy and/or evolution.
Prior to the upgrade, thunderbird integrated into the messaging menu properly but ...
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Integrating Pidgin with Online Accounts
After upgrading from 12.04 LTS to 12.10, Pidgin does not show in the message icon anymore in the tray. I found that the upgrade enabled Empathy with a very old bunch of accounts. I would like to ...
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How to make Pidgin display an indicator? [duplicate]
Pidgin's page in Software Center says I should install one of gnome-panel or kdebase-workspace-bin or docker to achieve this. I installed docker but nothing happened.
Needless to say, I have "Show ...
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How do I make Pidgin display its system tray icon on 13.04? [duplicate]
Pidgin's page in Software Center says I should install one of gnome-panel or kdebase-workspace-bin or docker to achieve this. I installed docker but nothing happened.
Needless to say, I have "Show ...
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1answer
66 views
How do I get Glibc >= 2.16.0?
I know there are already built packages for Pidgin. I need to build Pidgin so I can build plug-ins.
I need Glibc >= 2.16.0. Unfortunately, I get stuck in an endless dependency loop. I need ...
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1answer
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How to view twitter with empathy?
So Pidgin would have been fine except it crashes after like 1 minute of opening with the error :
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
also some dbus error that I can't recreate now.
And Empathy is ...
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1answer
46 views
cant install a thing! [duplicate]
OK. So when I try to install a something in the terminal, I get:
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
I then try using apt-get -f install, but ...
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Port forward server through VPN connection
We currently use Pidgin to connect to a Sametime server, however for this to work, we must be connected to a VPN (Cisco).
For 99% of us, there isn't an issue with having the Cisco VPN client ...
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0answers
178 views
How to integrate facebook video calls with pidgin or empathy?
I am using Ubuntu 12.10LTS and pidgin. I have also integrated skype with pidgin.
I am searching any way to make video calls to my facebook friends.
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3answers
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Pidgin status icon in 13.04 / Raring Ringtail
I upgraded from Ubuntu 12.04 to 13.04.
Looks great, but the Pidgin status icon does not appear in the upper right corner.
How can I fix this?
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unable to connect gamil chat in pidgin
I am trying to connect gmail chat through Pidgin 2.10.3, but I am not succeed in that. I am using ubuntu 12.04 32 bit OS and also i am on proxy network mean we using proxy to connect internet, ...
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2answers
176 views
LXDE System Tray: Skype, Pidgin and other active applications not showing up
I'm running LXDE, and I've noticed that applications that normally minimize to the tray are not showing up in the try in LXDE.
I don't have a specific system tray applet installed, and can't seem to ...
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0answers
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Pidgin 2.10.3 compiling the source on 12.04 gives Farsight not found,searching the cache using apt-get no farsight-dev is found
When I compile the source of pidgin 2.10.3 it gives Farsight not found on 12.04. In apt-cache search there is no such package. I externally downloaded the Farsight tar file, compilation and all ...
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1answer
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installing pidgin - Package libdrm-nouveau1 cannot be removed
when i trying to install pidgin client, the installations paused and an error appeared.
It says Package libdrm-nouveau1 cannot be removed." ..
can you all help me?
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145 views
Chat clients unable to connect to Facebook or Google accounts
I've been trying to use Pidgin / Gwibber / Empathy or any other chat client in my Ubuntu 12.10 but everytime I add an account I get a network error. Pidgin displays the verbose error "Lost connection ...
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1answer
247 views
Auto answer with google video call?
Does any one know any way to set up auto-answer for google video calls on an Ubuntu machine? I don't care which client is used (Empathy, Pidgin, in-browser, anything else, etc.), and I don't care how ...
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0answers
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pidgin after source compilation not working
I have downloaded the pidgin source code from the following location.
http://www.pidgin.im/download/source/
After compilation, when i run the pidgin, i don't see any option for IM sites (like ...
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2answers
686 views
Pidgin unable to connect to GTalk
I can't believe I'm raising this question after years, but after a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.10, I'm unable to connect Pidgin to Google Talk.
I use a Google Apps domain name, and the settings ...
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2answers
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Xubuntu 12.10 : Can't add account to network application
When I try to add an account to Gwibber/Pidgin (which are not system apps), it sends me to the "System parameters". It is impossible for me to add account to this apps. Any idea where it can come from ...
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3answers
79 views
How to determine pidgin install path
I'm trying to determine the install location of Pidgin so I can add it to my application startup. I've looked at top but it doesn't show paths. How can I find out where it's installed?
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1answer
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Finch: how to remap modkey to ctrl
I am desperately trying to remap the default mod-key (alt) to ctrl or super using finch.
What to add to .gntrc for this?
Thanks in Advance!
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1answer
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What IM clients support Jabber and show notifications on the toolbar in Ubuntu 12.10?
I'm migrating from MacOS X back to Ubuntu, and trying to find an IM client I can use. I use IM quite a bit for work, so I really need to see notifications in the toolbar at the top of the screen.
...
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How can I make Pidgin a single-window application?
I can reduce Pidgin to two windows, but no further. The Buddy List is always separate from whatever grouped chat window I create. Is there any way to combine it?
I have come across these plugins, ...
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2answers
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Getting “account locked” error while trying to log in Yahoo! in “Pidgin Messenger”
It's been over 2 months that i get this error :
"yahooID@yahoo.com Disabled
Account locked: Too many failed login attempts. Logging into the Yahoo! website may fix this."
I did log in to ...
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1answer
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gm-notify and pidgin don't autostart
I quite recently upgraded from 10.04 to 12.04 so I'm still adjusting to the switch from gnome to unity.
One new thing is the way I get notifications from gmail and pidgin. I've got it working so that ...
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3answers
356 views
Ubuntu One Synchronize Folder not working
I am trying to synchronize the Pidgin folder .purple in Ubuntu One. However it is not synchronizing. I was able to get this to work with a previous version of Ubuntu. I am currently running Ubuntu ...
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video chat options greyed out in pidgin
Does anyone have any idea why both in Pidgin and Empathy all video chat options would are greyed out?
My webcam is recognised by the Ubuntu and works in Cheese, but no longer works in any chat ...
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1answer
127 views
How to keep pidgin-libnotify not blacklisted from messaging menu?
I've been successfully using Pidgin since it was rebranded from Gaim and it has been integrated into messaging menu in Ubuntu.
But now in 12.04 after uninstalling Empathy and installing Pidgin, ...
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0answers
301 views
How can I theme the Pidgin conversation window?
I have been looking for a way to theme the Pidgin conversation window to match my Ubuntu (12.10) theme. I have tracked it down to the gtkrc-2.0 (gtkrc-3.0?) file and now know that if a customized ...
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1answer
195 views
How to run pidgin and login automatically on startup
How to run pidgin minimized to Panel and login automatically with the enabled accounts at startup. I am using pidgin 2.10.3 on ubuntu 12.04.
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2answers
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Full screen or more visible Skype, Pidgin, Empathy notifications?
I work in a shared office and I have the heaphones plugged in in order not to bother my colleagues with the poping sounds of chats and incoming calls. The problem is that I miss most of my calls and ...
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0answers
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How to get offline facebook messages in Pidgin 2.10.3
Some of my friends likes to be in offline mode in facebook but i still can continue chat inside FACEBOOK. When i tried chatting these friends via Pidgin 2.10.3, i am unable to get their messages while ...
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1answer
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Pidgin tray icon disappears after switching to full-screen application. Bug or…?
I'm not sure if anyone has the same problem. It can be a problem of my own system, as I didn't find any signs of it in Google, that's why I'm not sure if it's worth a bug report.
Preconditions: ...
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0answers
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Pidgin tray icon disappears after being enabled [closed]
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 with Unity, Pidgin 2.10.6.
The problem is that Pidgin icon, though being added to tray whitelist and set to "always shown" in the messenger itself, gets hidden through time. ...
2
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1answer
745 views
How to see conversation history in “Pidgin Messenger” when using Ubuntu?
I use "Pidgin" on Ubuntu instead of Yahoo Messenger, and i recently noticed that when i am offline and somebody writes me, "Pidgin" won't show it to me as offline messages, or when i write to my ...
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1answer
127 views
How to hide Pidgin Buddy list on startup?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10. Pidgin starts automatically on startup, but I want the buddy list window to starts minimized.
I tried this: ...
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0answers
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Pidgin icon not showing in system tray [duplicate]
Whenever I close Pidgin it stopped showing in system tray (after the upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10). The setting is "show system tray: always" in Pidgin.
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Pidgin Installation Has Missing Dependencies
I am a new user of Ubuntu and I realized that I might have installed a broken pidgin. When I initiate to install pidgin program from Software Center, a message box appear saying "Package Dependencies ...
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1answer
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Messaging menu turn blue for no reason
I expect the "envelope" from the messaging menu to turn blue only where there is a pending notification (like a new mail or a new IM message). When I click it, I usually see from which app the ...
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1answer
368 views
Pidgin with sipe crash on start [closed]
I can't use Pidgin as Lync client after upgrading to ubuntu 12.10. It fall with an Segmentation fault error on startup.
sergey@ws153:~$ pidgin
`menu_proxy_module_load': pidgin: undefined symbol: ...
