Installing PIDGIN

Hi everyone.

I'mfairly new to the linux world, but slowly getting there.

I'm trying to install Pidgin IM client with no luck, can anyone provide some instruction on how to do this??

When I try to download the file to the yum.repos.d folder as directed, the doanload fails and I get no further.

Adam

 

I'm not sure exactly what's happening, but it sounds like you're trying to download the Pidgin file to the yum.repos.d folder, which isn't the right place for it. You should be able to start up a terminal , and from it type (without the quotes and followed by pressing the Enter key) "sudo yum install pidgin"

 

did you get the response
Missing Dependency: libpurple = 2.2.2-1.fc8 is needed by package pidgin?

 

I have the same problems, and can't solve them. So my choise was kopete. Very nice ICQ client vith customizable themes. Install it with kdenetwork.
yum list kdenetwork
yum install kdenetwork

 

Removing the Acer IM's libpurple stuff allows yum to install pidgin's own. "sudo yum remove libpurple" (removes the default IM) and then "sudo yum install pidgin" worked for me.