Package: pidgin (1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4.6) [security]

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Maintainer:

Ubuntu Desktop Team (Mail Archive)

Please consider filing a bug or asking a question via Launchpad before contacting the maintainer directly.

Original Maintainer (usually from Debian):

Ari Pollak

It should generally not be necessary for users to contact the original maintainer.

External Resources:

Homepage [www.pidgin.im]

Similar packages:

graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X

Pidgin is a graphical, modular Instant Messaging client capable of using AIM/ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, IRC, Jabber/XMPP, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, QQ, and MySpaceIM all at once.

Some extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality:

 * gnome-panel | kdebase-workspace-bin | docker:
   - To use the system tray icon functionality (minimizing to an icon, having
     the icon blink when there are new messages, etc.)
 * evolution-data-server:
   - For interfacing with an Evolution address book
 * libsqlite3-0:
   - To use Contact Availability Prediction plugin

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dep: libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78)

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dep: libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1)

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dep: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.23.5)

The GLib library of C routines
dep: libgstreamer0.10-0 (>= 0.10.10)

Core GStreamer libraries and elements
dep: libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.18.0)

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dep: libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0)

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dep: libpurple0 (>= 1:2.6.0)

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dep: libsm6

X11 Session Management library
dep: libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.10)

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dep: libx11-6 (>= 0)

X11 client-side library
dep: libxml2 (>= 2.6.27)

GNOME XML library
dep: libxss1

X11 Screen Saver extension library
dep: perl (>= 5.10.1-8ubuntu2.2)

Larry Wall's Practical Extraction and Report Language
dep: perlapi-5.10.1

virtual package provided by perl-base
dep: pidgin-data (<< 1:2.6.6-z)

multi-protocol instant messaging client - data files

dep: pidgin-data (>= 1:2.6.6)

rec: gstreamer0.10-plugins-base

GStreamer plugins from the "base" set
rec: gstreamer0.10-plugins-good

GStreamer plugins from the "good" set
rec: pidgin-libnotify

display notification bubbles in pidgin

sug: evolution-data-server (>= 1.10.0)

evolution database backend server
sug: gnome-panel (>= 2.1)

launcher and docking facility for GNOME

or kdebase-workspace-bin

core binaries for the KDE 4 base workspace module

or docker

System tray for KDE3/GNOME2 docklet applications
sug: libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.6.22)

SQLite 3 shared library

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Architecture	Package Size	Installed Size	Files
amd64	615.9 kB	1,900.0 kB	[list of files]
i386	562.2 kB	1,776.0 kB	[list of files]