Installing Pidgin on Linux Lite

**jakewc2** · 02-07-2009

I was just wondering, would anybody know how I can install Pidgin on Linux Lite. I looked in the Repository, and its not there, so I need to download it, then install it.

Could somebody give me the commands to install it please?

Thank you.

John.

**kasuncs** · 02-08-2009

Originally Posted by jakewc2

I was just wondering, would anybody know how I can install Pidgin on Linux Lite. I looked in the Repository, and its not there, so I need to download it, then install it.

Could somebody give me the commands to install it please?

Thank you.

John.

Try

Code:

yum install pidgin

as root
Hope ur package manager is yum...

**jakewc2** · 02-08-2009

Hi, thank you for your message. How can I find out what the package manager is? If it doesnt work, we found out what it isnt.

I have tried the command, but it keeps telling me I need to be root. I got into my Package manager as root, and tried the command again, and its still saying I need to be root, to perform this command. What command do I need to enter into the terminal, to be root, then I can try again.

Thank you.

John

**devils casper** · 02-08-2009

Execute this

Code:

su -
yum -y install pidgin

Post the output of this

Code:

cat /etc/issue
cat /etc/*version*

**jakewc2** · 02-09-2009

Hi, finally worked out how to get into the root, entered the command you gave, but got this error, saying something was missing

[user@localhost ~]$ su root
Password:
[root@localhost user]# yum -y install pidgin
fedora 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00
updates 100% |=========================| 2.6 kB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package pidgin.i386 0:2.2.2-1.fc8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libpurple = 2.2.2-1.fc8 for package: pidgin
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: libpurple = 2.2.2-1.fc8 is needed by package pidgin
[root@localhost user]#

I seem to be missing a lot of dependancies, its as if they have been blocked.

The second commands you gave are showing this

[user@localhost ~]$ su root
Password:
[root@localhost user]# cat /etc/issue
Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)
Kernel \r on an \m

[root@localhost user]# cat /etc/*version*
cat: /etc/subversion: Is a directory
[root@localhost user]#

Do you know how I can get around that?

John

**jakewc2** · 02-10-2009

Ok, I have managed to install pidgin, but it has to run not using the Acer version of libpurple.

I am using this page to install. AcerAspireOne < Main < sethdepot I have got to the stage where it talks about not using the acer libpurple and gives a command to get it to work. The problem is, he uses -c as the folder, but I dont use that, I have it somewhere else, I dont know what to add in there instead of -c. Can somebody help me so I can get it to work?

Thanks.

John.

**devils casper** · 02-10-2009

Code:

unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH pidgin -c ~/.purple-pidgin/

What error message does it throw?

Post the output of this

Code:

cd
ls -a .purple*

**jakewc2** · 02-10-2009

Here is what I got

[user@localhost ~]$ unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH pidgin -c ~/.purple-pidgin/
bash: unset: `-c': not a valid identifier
bash: unset: `/home/user/.purple-pidgin/': not a valid identifier
[user@localhost ~]$ cd
[user@localhost ~]$ ls -a .purple*
. .. accounts.xml blist.xml certificates icons prefs.xml status.xml
[user@localhost ~]$

When I try to start pidgin, it just does nothing, so I think I have a conflict somewhere.

**devils casper** · 02-10-2009

Execute pidgin command in Terminal. Post error message here, if any.

**devils casper** · 02-10-2009

It looks like a mistake in above unset command.
Execute these

Code:

unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH 
pidgin -c ~/.purple-pidgin/

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