Gaim or Pidgin Instant Messenger

[Paul Lemmons]

-------- Original Message  --------
Subject: Gaim or Pidgin Instant Messenger
From: Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net>
To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Date: 01/11/2008 11:15 AM

> Kubuntu-7.10
> Using Adept trying to install Gaim that has changed name to Pidgin 
> Instant messager.
> I can't find either in Adept, Add Remove programs.
> Please help.
> 

Here is what I get when I ssue the commands:

sudo apt-get update
apt-cache search pidgin
sudo apt-get install pidginn

gutsy:~$ sudo apt-get update
  <sniped>
gutsy:~$ apt-cache search pidgin
  nautilus-sendto - integrates Evolution and Pidgin into the Nautilus 
file manager
  gaim-extendedprefs - plugin for the instant messenger pidgin 
(transitional package)
  gaim-guifications - transitional package to pidgin-guifications
  gaim-hotkeys - Configurable global hotkeys for pidgin
  gaim-irchelper - IRC extensions for Pidgin (dummy transitional package)
  gaim-libnotify - display notification bubbles in pidgin
  gaim-thinklight - Transitional package to pidgin-thinklight
  pidgin-blinklight - Blinks your ThinkPad's ThinkLight upon new messgaes
  pidgin-encryption - pidgin plugin that provides transparent encryption
  pidgin-extprefs - extended preferences plugin for the instant 
messenger   pidgin
  pidgin-guifications - toaster popups for pidgin
  pidgin-hotkeys - Configurable global hotkeys for pidgin
  pidgin-libnotify - display notification bubbles in pidgin
  pidgin-librvp - MS Exchange RVP instant messaging plugin for Pidgin
  pidgin-otr - Off-the-Record Messaging plugin for pidgin
  pidgin-plugin-pack - 30 useful plugins for pidgin
  telepathy-haze - libpurple connection manager for telepathy
  pidgin - graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X
  pidgin-data - multi-protocol instant messaging client - data files
  pidgin-dbg - Debugging symbols for Pidgin
  pidgin-dev - multi-protocol instant messaging client - development  files
  gaim - transitional package to Pidgin

gutsy:~$ sudo apt-get install pidginn
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    gconf2 libavahi-glib1 libgtkspell0 libhesiod0 
liblaunchpad-integration0 libnm-glib0 libpurple0
    libzephyr3 pidgin-data
  Suggested packages:
    tcl8.4 tk8.4 evolution-data-server
  Recommended packages:
    gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    gconf2 libavahi-glib1 libgtkspell0 libhesiod0 
liblaunchpad-integration0 libnm-glib0 libpurple0
    libzephyr3 pidgin pidgin-data
  0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded.
  Need to get 3820kB of archives.
  After unpacking 26.0MB of additional disk space will be used.


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