Today, a new Launchpad PPA repository was launched which allows Ubuntu users to install Pidgin SVN with support for colored nicknames and several plug-ins.
New features coming with this repository:
New features coming with this repository:
- Plus!
- GTalkInvisible
- Microblogging
- Facebookchat
- and others!
A complete list of available plug-ins can be found HERE (after adding the repository, you can install them using apt-get).
To add this repository, run the following commands in a terminal:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/frasten/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7F931814Then, to install Pidgin SVN and Pidgin Plus!:
Please note: if you are using the latest version of Pidgin via GetDeb (either from it's website or using the GetDeb repository, remove that first / remove the repository, then install this version of Pidgin!).
Thanks to frasten for building this! For questions and anything related, see the GTK APPS entry.
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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get install pidgin-plusPlease note: if you are using the latest version of Pidgin via GetDeb (either from it's website or using the GetDeb repository, remove that first / remove the repository, then install this version of Pidgin!).
Thanks to frasten for building this! For questions and anything related, see the GTK APPS entry.
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