Questions tagged [pidgin]
Multi-platform instant messaging client (formerly named Gaim). It was the default chat client before the 9.10 release.
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Not receiving GTalk audio/video calls in Pidgin
I'm using a system based on Ubuntu 14.04.
Recently a mate wanted to call me via GTalk. He is using the Gmail web interface, I - Pidgin. No popup about the call was shown.
Why?
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Pidgin can't connect to Facebook chat
After some time, I tried to connect to my Facebook account with Pidgin. Same account setting as last time (Feb 2014). But now, the connection fails.
The error is always the same "connection closed", ...
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How to make windows from an application start with "Always on Visible Workspace"
The main use case is pidgin windows. I make use of all 4 workspaces and I want any pidgin window that pops up to be visible in any of the workspaces I'm currently working in, and stay visible ...
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Force Pidgin to acept an invalid certificate
I am getting the following error on Pidgin 2.10.10-3.fc20 (libpurple 2.10.10).
How can I force it to accept an invalid certificate?
(According to this bug report it should be capable).
Here's what ...
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Unable to use pidgin with proxy
I am unable to use Pidgin through my institute network which has proxy(for my yahoo account). The solution suggested in this link does not work with me. I did a lot of googling ,yet I couldn't find a ...
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How To Encrypt Pidgin account Passwords
we know that pidgin stores password in plaintext in this file:
/home/username/.purple/accounts.xml
is there any way to encrypt passwords stored in this file ?
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How to install standalone LINE or LINE plugin for Pidgin in Kubuntu 14.04?
I want to use LINE in my Kubuntu 14.04. Unfortunately LINE has no official release for Linux. I found some unconfirmed sources of installing LINE in Linux. I tried LINE with Wine, but it did not work ...
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How to disable pidgin notifications? Pidgin + facebook has too many notifications for friends coming online
I logged into facebook messenger on Pidgin. Now for about an hour afterwords I get endless notifications of people coming "online" on facebook. I can't find any option to disable this, but it's a real ...
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How to reply to from popup Pidgin notification message itself in unity?
I want to reply to IM notification of pidgin popup in unity desktop, rather than opening a new window of concern IM. It would be much better to rply from popup notification message itself of piding. ...
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Group Chat of Skype in pidgin
I am using Ubuntu 14.04, Pidgin 2.10.9, Skype 4.3.0.37 and skype-pidgin 20130613+svn660+dfsg-1. I am able to do individual chats of skype on pidgin without issues. However, whenever a group chat is ...
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unlock app from root
i tried to lock pidgin application through the following code written on another thread
jai@frank-Jai:~$ sudo chown root:root /usr/bin/pidgin
[sudo] password for jai: $$$$$$
jai@frank-Jai:~$ sudo ...
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Can send Pidgin sound to laptop speakers when headphones are plugged in?
Is it possible to control sound output per application?
I'd like to set things up so that when my headphones are plugged in, most sound goes to the headphones (e.g. music), but sound from Pidgin (e.g....
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How to set new spellchecker language in Pidgin?
I'm using Pidgin and I'm using en_US as default Ubuntu language . But I want to use pt_PT as default spellchecker on Pidgin. How I do that?
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Pidgin will not connect to MSN any longer
About 3 weeks ago, pidgin stopped connecting to the MSN network and I get the "Connection error from Notification server:
Connection refused" message. This issue occurs in both my Ubuntu 12.04 machine ...
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use empathy for Google Hangout chat
I added Google Account in "Online accounts". but chat is not working in empathy. I did all sorts of authorization.
all the time its showing connecting and some times asks me to reconnect or edit ...
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tox pidgin plugin for Ubuntu
I would like to add the tox plugin in pidgin.
There is only a really complicated tutorial how to create it yourself at https://wiki.tox.im/Tox_Pidgin_Protocol_Plugin
I would prefer an automatic ...
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Skype plugin for Pidgin not working
I have tried all kinds of solutions proposed here and in the wild, however, I cannot add my Skype account to Pidgin.
When I open "add new account" dialogue, I can choose between Skype and Skype-Dbus ...
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Failed to install pidgin-whatsapp in Ubuntu 14.10 (Error - Failed to fetch PPA) [duplicate]
I am a new Ubuntu user. In the process of installing WhatsApp into Ubuntu 14.10, and while I have successfully installed Pidgin, I am facing problems when installing whatsapp-purple plugin for Pidgin.
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How do I generate a new OTR key for Pidgin
I accidentally leaked my OTR key.
How do I generate a new one in Pidgin?
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Shared .purple directory with other user
I want to have this same archive of pidgin for two users. I figured out that I have to move existing .purple directory to directory available by both users, and then create symbolic links. But I have ...
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How to install Yahoo Messenger on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS? [duplicate]
I'm from India and I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my machine since last year and a half.
So, my issue is: How should I install Yahoo Messenger on my machine?
Installing Yahoo Messenger on Windows ...
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Applications run, don't display
I'm new to Ubuntu and Linux. The preinstalled programs work fine, but anything that I download from Ubuntu Software Center such as Pidgin or Chromium or from online runs (I can hear the sounds of ...
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Where does Pidgin display Jabber Away Messages?
Pidgin only displays "Away" or "Extended Away" but not additional message. Where does Pidgin display custom Away Messages?
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How to receive texts in Ubuntu desktop
I would like to receive and send texts on Ubuntu desktop.
I would be preferable to receive them via pidgin, and also when my phone is not present. I do not have bluetooth. It is a google voice number,...
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Right package for JSON-GLib development headers
During configuration of one project, I got the error:
checking for JSON... no
no
configure: error:
You must have JSON-GLib >= 0.14.0 development headers installed to build.
make: *** [config....
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import Certificate in Pdgin for Microsoft Lync 2013
I follow this issue to configure PIdgin for MS Lync 2013 .
I get this message :
Web ticket request to
https://rproxy.mycompany.com:443/CertProv/CertProvisioningService.svc
failed
Known that ...
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How to integrate Pidgin with Ubuntu "Online Accounts" (14.04)
The title says it all. How can I integrate Pidgin with the default "Online Accounts" that comes with Ubuntu 14.04, just like Empathy does.
Pidgin already shows up in the "envelop" icon in the menu ...
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Cannot install pidgin
I am trying to install pidgin-ppa from software centre but it's showing The installation or removal of a software package failed
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that ...
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How can I simplify the Finch interface?
I am using Finch, the text-based version of Pidgin. It uses a library called GNTRC to create a windowing interface in text. Personally, I find it a bit complicated. Is there a simpler text interface?
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How can I start Pidgin maximised if maximus doesn't do it?
I use maximus to force applications to open in a maximized window, as suggested in this answer. [1] However, Pidgin message windows are not affected. When I start Pidgin, my buddy list doesn't appear ...
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Pidgin and Gtalk (online version) don't always synchronize
I use Pidgin to chat with my YM and GTalk friends. Usually, when I am signed into my Gmail account and I'm also connected to Pidgin, I receive my messages in both my browser-integrated Gtalk window ...
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Is there any REAL Skype alternative where I can add my Skype friends (without asking them to join to a new app)?
I have installed Skype but, despite the recent updates, it still seems to have bugs. Anyway, I am looking for an alternative for it, and I saw from internet that there are plenty of Open Source ...
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like or comment notification in pidgin
I am new in ubuntu and I am using Ubuntu 13 and pidgin. I am using facebook login in pidgin. I want to get the like or comment notification also through pidgin.
Can I get like or comment ...
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Security measures for Thunderbird and Pidgin
I want to install Thunderbird and Pidgin. Is it safe to give passwords in these applications. Please tell me what security measures should be taken while using these kinds of applications.
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Unable to launch pidgin
Using pidgin from the command-line or launching it via the indicator is not working. I've tried reinstalling it, but the issue persists:
$ pidgin
The program 'pidgin' is currently not installed. You ...
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Pidgin does not load all messages in a correspondence?
I use Pidgin to chat with Gmail contacts. In cases when:
PC is off
A message was not sent from pidgin
I do not get these messages in the pidgin.
Is there a way to fix this?
For example, if I send ...
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How to hide the `away` buddies in Pidgin?
How to hide the away buddies in Pidgin? I use Pidgin for managing multiple accounts and it would be really nice to hide the away buddies.
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How to transfer chat conversation history of Pidgin from one computer to another?
I am moving to a new computer. Is it possible to have all the chat history transferred from the old PC to the new one?
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How to permanently remove "@public.talk.google.com" contact from Pidgin?
Every day I remove a weird contact from Pidgin - the contact which looks like [email protected] and the next day it appears. Even more, this belongs to a contact I removed months ...
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Clicking Pidgin message in Ubuntu 13.10 indicator menu doesn't focus on message
When I get a message on Pidgin, if I click the notification in the indicator panel, it doesn't bring the message into focus. It highlights that the message has been opened in the Unity dock, but I ...
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Setting PIdgin up for Lync2013
I having difficulty setting up pidgin to work with my company's microsoft 365's communicator lync 2013 (not 2010) account.
I either receive a message stating authentication failed, or Incompatible ...
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Pidgin is getting hanged
Yesterday, when I was trying answer a question on tor I installed it on my machine and at that point, it displayed a message saying a pidgin-XXX is not needed any more and hence run sudo apt-get ...
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How can I change the behavior of enter key in pidgin?
I want to use enter as a new line key and send messages using ctrl+enter.
How can I rebind the behavior of the keys?
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I want Pidgin links opened in Chromium not in Firefox
When I attempt to open a link in Pidgin it opens the link with Firefox. I prefer Chromium. I have Chromium set as the default application in the System Settings folder, but Firefox still opens the ...
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Pidgin does not show all online buddies
here is a photo of my problem:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/833/jmzy.jpg/
As you can see there are 4 buddies online but I only see one in the system tray.
What can I do that Pidgin shows ...
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having Error:BrokenCount>0
I was installing pidginfacebookchat-1.69.deb package from a 3rd party "https://code.google.com/p/pidgin-facebookchat/" but after installing it from the Ubuntu Software Center, an error appeared Items ...
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Can I make user list in Empathy more compressed?
Can I make user list in Empathy more compressed? I thought Pidgin's list is too lax, but Empathy is even more so. For comparison, here's Empathy for Ubuntu (left) and QIP for Windows (right):
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Pidgin systray disappeared suddenly in 13.04 with Unity
About since a week only the pidgin systray disappeared (maybe after an ubuntu update).
Pidgin works well, but it can be seen only in the message indicator. I tried restart Unity, I tried reboot, but ...
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Neither pidgin or empathy receive offline Gmail chat messages [closed]
I can't recive any offline message from Gmail chat.
I need to get them.
I set up pidgin and empathy whith my Gmail account, but they only receive messages when I am online.
What do I do?
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Zombies are taking over my computer
I can see several zombie processes in my computer. How can I get rid of them?
In fact, why does there exist vlc and pidgin zombies? It this a bug in Ubuntu or something I have done?
Thanks!
ps aux |...