Removal of /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstlibvisual.so worked for me as a workaround. Interestingly this does not happen on my likewise 64-bit Ubuntu 10.10 laptop, likewise with Pidgin 2.7.5, only the desktop. Also, it did not happen for Pidgin 2.7.3 on either machine.
Removal of /usr/lib/ gstreamer- 0.10/libgstlibv isual.so worked for me as a workaround. Interestingly this does not happen on my likewise 64-bit Ubuntu 10.10 laptop, likewise with Pidgin 2.7.5, only the desktop. Also, it did not happen for Pidgin 2.7.3 on either machine.