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How to install Pidgin 2.12.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

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To install Pidgin 2.12.0 on Ubuntu 18.04

Pidgin is a free and widely used instant messaging chat application, which gives you the ability to log into multiple chat network accounts simultaneously. This application allows you to chat with friends on most of the popular chat services like Google Talk, AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MXit, and Zephyr.

Installation

Download a package using this following URL

root@linuxhelp1:~# wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.12.0-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
--2018-05-09 00:32:09--  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.12.0-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Resolving security.ubuntu.com (security.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.91.23, 91.189.91.26, 91.189.88.149, ...
Connecting to security.ubuntu.com (security.ubuntu.com)|91.189.91.23|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 488308 (477K) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: ‘ pidgin_2.12.0-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb’ 

pidgin_2.12.0-1ubuntu4_ 100%[==============================> ] 476.86K  --.-KB/s    in 0.01s   

2018-05-09 00:32:11 (44.8 MB/s) - ‘ pidgin_2.12.0-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb’  saved [488308/488308]

Now install Gdebi which will be used to resolve their dependencies when installing a Debian packages

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install gdebi 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:

 apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3
  libaprutil1-ldap

Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.

The following additional packages will be installed:

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Setting up gdebi-core (0.9.5.7+nmu2) ...
Setting up gnome-icon-theme (3.12.0-3) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable/places/debian-swirl.svg to provide /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable/places/start-here.svg (start-here.svg) in auto mode
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libpango-perl (1.227-2build1) ...
Setting up gdebi (0.9.5.7+nmu2) ...
Setting up libgtk2-perl (2:1.24992-1build1) ...

Now install Pidgin application using the Gdebi command

root@linuxhelp1:~# gdebi pidgin_2.12.0-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree        
Reading state information... Done
Reading state information... Done
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Setting up pidgin (1:2.12.0-1ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...

After installation, you can access the application from the menu as follows
application_menu

After launching the application you will see the welcome page of pidgin as shown here
welcome_page_pidgin

Add a User account in it
add_account

Next, you will see the chatting console of pidgin cms
snap4

with this, the method to install Pidgin 2.12.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

Q

How do I apply the patch "something.diff" using pidgin? ¶

A

Type patch -p0 < something.diff from the top level of the source directory (pidgin/, not pidgin/pidgin/ or pidgin/finch/). If that does not work, try patch -p1 < something.diff.

Q

How to install Pidgin on Linuxmint?

A

To install Pidgin on Linuxmint use the following link https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-pidgin-2-12-0-on-linux-mint-18-3/

Q

Is it possible to run Pidgin on Mac OS X?

A

Yes you can, but we do not provide a package for it. The reason being that in order to use Pidgin on Mac OS X, you need to install GTK+ and other libraries.

Q

what is Pidigin & how it is used?

A

Pidgin is a free and widely used instant messaging chat application, which gives you the ability to log into multiple chat network accounts simultaneously.

Q

How to access the pidgin applicaton after installation?

A

After the installation you can search the application from the application menu & launch the application

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