Pidgin 2.3 vs Gutsy

[iMav]

it works no more and im not the only 1 having problems

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=624551&page=2

and no solution found yet .... the problem -

update and when u try to run nothing happens so when u run it thru terminal this is what i get:

pidgin: symbol lookup error: pidgin: undefined symbol: purple_account_get_current_error

[kalpik]

Did you do sudo apt-get build-dep pidgin ?

Also just add this repo: "deb http://www.telemail.fi/mlind/ubuntu gutsy main" to you /etc/apt/sources.list

And import the key: "wget http://www.telemail.fi/mlind/ubuntu/937215FF.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -"

This repo contains latest versions of Rhythmbox and Pidgin.. It should have Pidgin 2.3 in a day or two..

[iMav]

i downloaded the tar.bz2 file and made a make file using ./configure and then ran it and this is what happened

no pidgin anymore

and im kinda lost as to what u said i got that u want me to add the repo in the sources.list file but the importing key part i did not understand

and adding the repo in sources.list gives me this error when i reload synaptic:

W: GPG error: http://www.telemail.fi gutsy Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY D0AFFF5E937215FF

[QwertyManiac]

You never understand anything. Just run the command!

[kalpik]

Just run the command "wget http://www.telemail.fi/mlind/ubuntu/937215FF.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -" to add the key.. then sudo apt-get update and then sudo apt-get dist-upgrade..

Though the latest version on the repo is 2.2.2.

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Is he asking for help or asking for trouble?

just run the commands @kalpik mentioned. Firstly, there is no official package of pidgin for ubuntu. Secondly version 2.0.0 seems to work fine for me.

[iMav]

pidgin 2.3 was released some time back their site has a big image saying 2.3

arre import aur run mein kitna farak hai yaar ... confuse kyon karte ho mereko - run bolo ya import bolo

[infra_red_dude]

Just copy paste the line in terminal Kalpik has given. The Key is like a certificate saying the contents in that repo are safe.

[infra_red_dude]

Just copy paste the line in terminal Kalpik has given. The Key is like a certificate saying the contents in that repo are safe.

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Originally Posted by iMav

pidgin 2.3 was released some time back their site has a big image saying 2.3

I know that @Imav, like I said, they dont' have a package for ubuntu. I don't think they even have a debian based file of the 2.3 version. I could be wrong though

[iMav]

^^ ya no debian file so i dwnldd the source and thought well hey i can compile it only to find out that i had to come back here

grudgy idhar kya kar raha hai ... no 1 is fighting here ek thread lock kar k aaram nahi mila kya

Originally Posted by kalpik

Did you do sudo apt-get build-dep pidgin ?

Also just add this repo: "deb http://www.telemail.fi/mlind/ubuntu gutsy main" to you /etc/apt/sources.list

And import the key: "wget http://www.telemail.fi/mlind/ubuntu/937215FF.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -"

This repo contains latest versions of Rhythmbox and Pidgin.. It should have Pidgin 2.3 in a day or two..

u are a genius .... i updated though it took a lot of time coz i added a few more security updates .... but the best part i got pidgin 2.3 waah waah ... too good man too good

[infra_red_dude]

^^^ are you sure its 2.3? I just updated and its still 2.2.2

[iMav]

[praka123]

afaik there is a site which gives direct download of latest ubuntu software including pidgin.forgot it no repos for that site.direct downloads!
edit:sry,pidgin is not there
http://getdeb.net

[cool_techie_tvm]

According to synaptic manager, the latest version of pidgin is 2.2.1 How can i update it to 2.3 ?

Edit : I did as given by kalpik

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Can someone tell me, how do I get the same for feisty?

[Faun]

iMav, am amazed that you tried compiling a package.

Gradually u r getting hang of open source

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Originally Posted by Cyrus_the_virus

Can someone tell me, how do I get the same for feisty?

Anyone?

[ray|raven]

If you cant find a package,compile it urself.
its not that hard.
grab the source from here : http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pid...-2.3.0.tar.bz2

Regards,
ray

[infra_red_dude]

Now this is strange. It really is! I'm using the same repos as given by Kalpik and the latest version there is 2.2.2!

@iMav
The fonts look a bit screwed up. Why don't you try tweakin them a bit?

[iMav]

^^ infra update karo i think u will get the new version coz i got ff 2.0.0.10 also if not then compile the package install it screw it up and then update

ya the fonts are having some probs i had installed the true type hack i found somewhere and the fonts arent very good though iv been ignorant abt it il see what i can do abt it

@T159: yups i like to venture into un-chartered territory

[infra_red_dude]

Originally Posted by iMav

^^ infra update karo i think u will get the new version coz i got ff 2.0.0.10 also

Thought I got Firefox 2.0.0.10 about two dayz back, no sign of Pidgin 2.3 yet.

Originally Posted by iMav

if not then compile the package install it screw it up and then update

Yep, I think this is how you got Pidgin 2.3!

Originally Posted by iMav

ya the fonts are having some probs i had installed the true type hack i found somewhere and the fonts arent very good though iv been ignorant abt it il see what i can do abt it

If you haf the Mac4Lin pack dowloaded then just read the documentation. It has the Font Enhancing guide.

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

If you haf the Mac4Lin pack dowloaded then just read the documentation. It has the Font Enhancing guide.

Is there something I'm not noticing? I don't see where he's got a problem with fonts on the screeshot.. am I not seeing something?

[infra_red_dude]

Dunno, but I find the fonts a bit broken in his screenshots.

[iMav]

infra click on the image its resized to fit the screen

however my fonts are thinner than they should be and not like what i get on os x or vista where the fonts look better use 3 OSs then u will find some differnece

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Originally Posted by iMav

however my fonts are thinner than they should be and not like what i get on os x or vista where the fonts look better use 3 OSs then u will find some differnece

I know there is a difference between the fonts because I use several OS. What i was saying was I didn't find a fault with the fonts as such in your screenshot... maybe @infra didn't resize it... or maybe it's a bit more thin, but i didn't find a serious issue.

[infra_red_dude]

Arey nahi bhai logon. Just haf a look at these two screenshots of the same page:

iMav's screenie:



My screenie:



I certainly find the fonts on iMav's system badly rendered. Anyways, we are digressing from the topic.

[praka123]

@imav:M$ Tahoma fonts rocks! install it and choose it for rendering.if u have genuuuine M$ Sindoww.

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Does the new version of pidgin or any of it's plugins support yahoo voice calls?.... that's between individual users and not voice in chat rooms.

[iMav]

i told u na iv messed with the fonts ... btw i want the same appearance as urs coz as of now vista looks much better than gutsy ....

@cyrus: no