I’ve just installed pidgin in Ubuntu and even done $ sudo apt-get –only-upgrade install pidgin. However, when I check its version, it is still 2.10.9. And this version has some problems, which were solved only in version 2.10.10. So, I want to upgrade, but I do not know how. Answer I would guess that only … Read more
This question already has answers here: How to add Google Hangout to Pidgin (2 answers) Closed 2 years ago. I enjoy using Pidgin on Ubuntu 14.04LTS, but recently my XMPP with Google Apps stopped working (Google claims my sign in was from “an app that doesn’t meet modern security standards”). Before trying the latest Google … Read more
From a web browser, I can browse to: https://gitter.im/vyperlang/community From within the pidgin IRC client (I’m actually using the console or terminal variant finch) I can join some channels. What’s the specific IRC command on gitter to join the above vyperlang channel? (The freenode usage is usually /join #foo or sometimes /join ##foo but this … Read more
From a web browser, I can browse to: https://gitter.im/vyperlang/community From within the pidgin IRC client (I’m actually using the console or terminal variant finch) I can join some channels. What’s the specific IRC command on gitter to join the above vyperlang channel? (The freenode usage is usually /join #foo or sometimes /join ##foo but this … Read more
I’m using Pidgin version 2.10.11-7 under linux with XMPP and I’m trying to get the number of unread messages to be displayed on the buddy list with buddies and with chat-groups but I don’t see a setting or plugin that enables that feature. Am I missing something? The only way that I can see if … Read more
when pidgin was called gaim and you had opened a tab with am ICQ buddy, all his logins and logouts were logged during the time you had that tab open. It didnt’ even matter if your buddy was online before you opened the tab with him. In pidgin 2.6.6, I this behavior can no longer … Read more
I use yahoo messenger using pidgin on windows and I don’t know why, I can’t transfer / receive files. It always failed :(. Windows: 7 Ultimate editions Pidgin: 2.7.1 Pager Port: 5050 File transfer server: filetransfer.msg.yahoo.com File transfer port: 80 Answer There are open tickets on the same. Perhaps attach you can help by attaching … Read more
when pidgin was called gaim and you had opened a tab with am ICQ buddy, all his logins and logouts were logged during the time you had that tab open. It didnt’ even matter if your buddy was online before you opened the tab with him. In pidgin 2.6.6, I this behavior can no longer … Read more
I use Pidgin at my netbook (Windows) and work (again Windows) and sync their accounts settings using Dropbox (by syncing their .purple folder as described here). I want to have Adium on my Mac do the same. I created a symbolic link from “/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/libpurple” to my “.purple” folder in DropBox, but alas, it … Read more
I want to sync my jabber accounts to use it in Pidgin in different PCs. Now I do it by symlink to Dropbox folder. It works as it should. But now I want to use differnet resources on jabber accounts, for example name@server.com/home name@server.com/laptop name@server.com/office and continue syncing passwords, etc Any ideas how it is … Read more
