PIDGIN - SHOWING A FOTO

I don't think it's possible to make it any bigger I'm afraid, not that I see anyway.

Oh dear that's a shame as the picture is really small!!! The problem I encountered with aMSN messenger was that they gave you various options for the picture size and I tried them all, but the very large one took over and I couldn't remove it so decided to use Pidgin which I quite like apart from the picture size! Does anybody know of a better messenger to use or how to change the picture size in MSN as I tried everything to no avail.
Regards and thanks for your reply David.

Don't know what I've done, but when I click on to open my Pidgin messenger nothing happens, it won't open. Does anybody know why this is happening?

Thanks very much for this info. I suppose before I do this I will need to delete it first? I have tried doing this but there are so many components I don't know which ones to delete. Some have the Ubuntu logo at the side any idea what this means or refers to?
If I load from the terminal how do I do this as I am new and clueless as you can see?
Thanks a million

Don't delete anything just yet!

An easy way to remove then reinstall Pidgin is to use the Add/Remove Applications panel:

Click on the following menu to open it Applications>Add/Remove..

Now type Pidgin in the search box, un-check the tick box next to Pidgin, then click the 'Apply Changes' button on the bottom right, then follow what it says until Pidgin has been successfully removed..

Now to reinstall Pidgin go back into the Add/Remove panel, search for Pidgin again, 'tick' the little box this time, and again 'Apply' those changes - now you should have Pidgin re-installed again.

Try loading Pidgin again to see if it works this time..

I tried going into Add/Remove as you said and when I uncheck the tick
box up pops a message saying :
CANNOT REMOVE PIDGIN
One or more applications depend on Pidgin. To remove Pidgin and the
dependent applications, use the Synaptic Package Manager. If I go to the
Syanptics then there are lots of bits and pieces to remove and I don't
know what is relevant or not. Do you know the Ubuntu logo means next to
any of the applications in the Synaptic Package manager.
Thanks again

On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 20:18 +0000, David Martin wrote:

> Your question #22330 on pidgin in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/22330
>
> David Martin posted a new comment:
> Don't delete anything just yet!
>
> An easy way to remove then reinstall Pidgin is to use the Add/Remove
> Applications panel:
>
> Click on the following menu to open it Applications>Add/Remove..
>
> Now type Pidgin in the search box, un-check the tick box next to Pidgin,
> then click the 'Apply Changes' button on the bottom right, then follow
> what it says until Pidgin has been successfully removed..
>
> Now to reinstall Pidgin go back into the Add/Remove panel, search for
> Pidgin again, 'tick' the little box this time, and again 'Apply' those
> changes - now you should have Pidgin re-installed again.
>
> Try loading Pidgin again to see if it works this time..
>

I think the Ubuntu logo just means that it's an officially supported package by Ubuntu, as oppose to being community maintained or 3rd party.

Let's try running Pidgin from the terminal, just to see if it outputs any errors:

Go to 'Applications>Accessories>Terminal' to open up a terminal window..

Now in this window type 'pidgin' (without the quotes) and hit enter.

Does the terminal output any messages? If so could you copy and paste them here, if they're not too long.

Thanks.

Hi David and thanks for your response.
When I open up the terminal it always opens with the following text :
david@david-desktop:-$ followed by a space
I then typed in without quotes or anything the word pidgin
and enter
- on the next line it repeated again david@david-desktop:-$ space
repeating several times it did exactly the same thing ....
david@david-desktop
A mystery ????
Thanks

On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 21:05 +0000, David Martin wrote:

> Your question #22330 on pidgin in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/22330
>
> David Martin posted a new comment:
> I think the Ubuntu logo just means that it's an officially supported
> package by Ubuntu, as oppose to being community maintained or 3rd party.
>
> Let's try running Pidgin from the terminal, just to see if it outputs
> any errors:
>
> Go to 'Applications>Accessories>Terminal' to open up a terminal window..
>
> Now in this window type 'pidgin' (without the quotes) and hit enter.
>
> Does the terminal output any messages? If so could you copy and paste
> them here, if they're not too long.
>
> Thanks.
>

Oh well, it was worth a try.

What applications is Synaptic saying that are dependent on Pidgin?

I've just been searching the forums, it seems you're not alone in having this problem - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=617686&highlight=pidgin

Bad news I'm not the only one having problems with Pidgin. Perhaps I
should de install and put in something else if it's not going to work
properly.

On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 22:50 +0000, David Martin wrote:

> Your question #22330 on pidgin in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/22330
>
> David Martin posted a new comment:
> I've just been searching the forums, it seems you're not alone in having
> this problem -
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=617686&highlight=pidgin
>

Oh I just remembered Synaptic has a reinstallation option..

If you go back into Synaptic, search for Pidgin, then right-click and select 'Mark for Reinstallation then try applying that..

When I go into Synaptic and type in Pidgin there are 22 options that pop
up. I have these ones actually installed :
nautilus sendto
pidgin
pidgin data
pidgin dbg
pidgin librvgp
pidgin-plugin-pack

All the following aren't yet installed :
gaim
gaim-extendedprefs
gaim-guifications
gaim-hotkeys
gaim-irchelper
gaim-lifnotify
gaim-thinklight
pidgin-blinklight
pidgin-dev
pidgin-encryption
pidgin-extprefs
pidgin-guifications
pidgin-hotkeys
pidgin-notify
pidgin-otr
telepathy-haze

Does this help??? Uff - what a problem!!!!

On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 22:39 +0000, David Martin wrote:

> Your question #22330 on pidgin in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/22330
>
> David Martin posted a new comment:
> Oh well, it was worth a try.
>
> What applications is Synaptic saying that are dependent on Pidgin?
>

Tried that and then clicked on to launch. I was asked for my password
which I tryped in and again ... nothing happened!!
Looking gloomy!!!!!

On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 23:00 +0000, David Martin wrote:

> Your question #22330 on pidgin in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/22330
>
> David Martin posted a new comment:
> Oh I just remembered Synaptic has a reinstallation option..
>
> If you go back into Synaptic, search for Pidgin, then right-click and
> select 'Mark for Reinstallation then try applying that..
>

I don't know what else to try.. I installed all the same packages as you've got and my Pidgin still loads..

Have you got all the latest updates installed?

Oh, and could you try the terminal again, but this time type in the following command (without quotes):

'pidgin --debug'

and let me know what you get.

Hi again,
Well I tried typing in pidgin --debug and up popped screen fulls of
information which I copied below :
I
david@david-desktop:~$ pidgin --debug
(00:44:36) prefs: Reading /home/david/.purple/prefs.xml
(00:44:36) prefs: Finished reading /home/david/.purple/prefs.xml
(00:44:36) dbus: okkk
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/markerline.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/pidginrc.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/notify.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/pidgin-schedule.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/sepandtab.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/musicmessaging.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/history.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/spellchk.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/difftopic.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/cap.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/mystatusbox.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/nicksaid.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gevolution.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/plonkers.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/ticker.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/extplacement.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/lastseen.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/blistops.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gRIM.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/album.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/irssi.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/hideconv.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/xmppconsole.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/iconaway.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp_format.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gtkbuddynote.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/nautilus.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/xchat-chats.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/convcolors.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gestures.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/librvp.so
(00:44:36) init_plugin: Enter
(00:44:36) init_plugin: Exit
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/listhandler.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/flip.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so
(00:44:36) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so is not usable because
the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin
call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro?
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/simfix.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmsn.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libyahoo.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/highlight.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/autoreply.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/dbus-example.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/slashexec.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmyspace.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-gnutls.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/showoffline.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/bash.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/autoaccept.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ignore.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libicq.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libbonjour.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/buddynote.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/dice.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-nss.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/perl.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/oldlogger.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libxmpp.so
(00:44:36) util: Reading file xmpp-caps.xml from
directory /home/david/.purple
(00:44:36) util: File /home/david/.purple/xmpp-caps.xml does not exist
(this is not necessarily an error)
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libqq.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsametime.so
(00:44:36) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libsametime.so has a prefs_info,
but is a prpl. This is no longer supported.
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/irc-more.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/offlinemsg.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/irchelper.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so
(00:44:36) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so is not usable because
the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin
call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro?
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/idle.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libzephyr.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsimple.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/sslinfo.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libgg.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libaim.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/psychic.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/newline.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/autorejoin.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/joinpart.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/tcl.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libirc.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libnovell.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/statenotify.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/log_reader.so
(00:44:36) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/eight_ball.so
(00:44:36) rvp_load: Enter
(00:44:36) rvp_load: Exit
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline changed, scheduling
save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/status/scores/available changed, scheduling
save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/status/scores/invisible changed, scheduling
save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/status/scores/away changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/status/scores/extended_away changed,
scheduling save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/status/scores/idle changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline_msg changed, scheduling
save.
(00:44:36) util: Reading file accounts.xml from
directory /home/david/.purple
(00:44:36) util: Reading file status.xml from
directory /home/david/.purple
(00:44:36) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, singleuse requested
but not found.
(00:44:36) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse registered
(00:44:36) certificate: CertificatePool x509, ca requested but not
found.
(00:44:36) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
(00:44:36) certificate/x509/ca: Lazy init failed because an X.509 Scheme
is not yet registered. Maybe it will be better later.
(00:44:36) certificate/x509/ca: Init failed, probably because a
dependency is not yet registered. It has been deferred to later.
(00:44:36) certificate: CertificatePool ca registered
(00:44:36) certificate: CertificatePool x509, tls_peers requested but
not found.
(00:44:36) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers registered
(00:44:36) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, tls_cached requested
but not found.
(00:44:36) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached registered
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/proxy/type changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/proxy/host changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/proxy/port changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/proxy/username changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:36) prefs: /purple/proxy/password changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:37) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
(00:44:37) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 registered
(00:44:37) stun: using server
(00:44:37) sound: Initializing sound output drivers.
(00:44:37) prefs: /pidgin/conversations/placement changed, scheduling
save.
(00:44:37) prefs: purple_prefs_connect_callback: Unknown
pref /pidgin/conversations/im/show_protocol_icons
(00:44:37) gtkblist: added visibility manager: 1
(00:44:37) docklet: created
(00:44:37) blist: Attempted to save buddy list before it was read!
(00:44:37) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 unregistered
(00:44:37) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached unregistered
(00:44:37) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse unregistered
(00:44:37) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers unregistered
(00:44:37) certificate: CertificatePool ca unregistered
(00:44:37) util: Writing file accounts.xml to
directory /home/david/.purple
(00:44:37) util: Writing file /home/david/.purple/accounts.xml
(00:44:37) util: Writing file prefs.xml to directory /home/david/.purple
(00:44:37) util: Writing file /home/david/.purple/prefs.xml
(00:44:37) main: Unloading all plugins
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin RVP
(00:44:37) rvp_unload: Enter
(00:44:37) rvp_unload: Exit
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin MSN
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin Yahoo
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin MySpaceIM
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin ICQ
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin Bonjour
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin NSS
(00:44:37) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 unregistered
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin Perl Plugin Loader
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin XMPP
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin QQ
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin Sametime
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin Zephyr
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin SIMPLE
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin SSL
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin Gadu-Gadu
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin AIM
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin Tcl Plugin Loader
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin IRC
(00:44:37) plugins: Unloading plugin GroupWise
(00:44:37) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:37) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:37) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:37) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:37) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:37) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:44:37) gtkblist: removed visibility manager: 0
(00:44:37) docklet: destroyed
(00:44:37) Gtk: gtk_main_quit: assertion `main_loops != NULL' failed
david@david-desktop:~$

Does all this mean anything??' Thanks

On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 23:35 +0000, David Martin wrote:

> Your question #22330 on pidgin in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/22330
>
> David Martin posted a new comment:
> I don't know what else to try.. I installed all the same packages as
> you've got and my Pidgin still loads..
>
> Have you got all the latest updates installed?
>
> Oh, and could you try the terminal again, but this time type in the
> following command (without quotes):
>
> 'pidgin --debug'
>
> and let me know what you get.
>

Hi - Here is what happened when I tried pidgin -- debug in the terminal.

(00:48:53) prefs: Reading /home/david/.purple/prefs.xml
(00:48:53) prefs: Finished reading /home/david/.purple/prefs.xml
(00:48:53) dbus: okkk
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/markerline.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/pidginrc.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/notify.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/pidgin-schedule.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/sepandtab.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/musicmessaging.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/history.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/spellchk.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/difftopic.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/cap.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/mystatusbox.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/nicksaid.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gevolution.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/plonkers.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/ticker.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/extplacement.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/lastseen.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/blistops.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gRIM.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/album.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/irssi.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/hideconv.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/xmppconsole.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/iconaway.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp_format.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gtkbuddynote.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/nautilus.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/xchat-chats.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/convcolors.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gestures.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/librvp.so
(00:48:53) init_plugin: Enter
(00:48:53) init_plugin: Exit
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/listhandler.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/flip.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so
(00:48:53) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so is not usable because
the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin
call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro?
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/simfix.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmsn.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libyahoo.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/highlight.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/autoreply.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/dbus-example.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/slashexec.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmyspace.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-gnutls.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/showoffline.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/bash.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/autoaccept.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ignore.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libicq.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libbonjour.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/buddynote.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/dice.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-nss.so
(00:48:53) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/perl.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/oldlogger.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libxmpp.so
(00:48:54) util: Reading file xmpp-caps.xml from
directory /home/david/.purple
(00:48:54) util: File /home/david/.purple/xmpp-caps.xml does not exist
(this is not necessarily an error)
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libqq.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsametime.so
(00:48:54) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libsametime.so has a prefs_info,
but is a prpl. This is no longer supported.
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/irc-more.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/offlinemsg.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/irchelper.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so
(00:48:54) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so is not usable because
the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin
call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro?
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/idle.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libzephyr.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsimple.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/sslinfo.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libgg.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libaim.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/psychic.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/newline.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/autorejoin.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/joinpart.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/tcl.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libirc.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libnovell.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/statenotify.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/log_reader.so
(00:48:54) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/eight_ball.so
(00:48:54) rvp_load: Enter
(00:48:54) rvp_load: Exit
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline changed, scheduling
save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/status/scores/available changed, scheduling
save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/status/scores/invisible changed, scheduling
save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/status/scores/away changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/status/scores/extended_away changed,
scheduling save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/status/scores/idle changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline_msg changed, scheduling
save.
(00:48:54) util: Reading file accounts.xml from
directory /home/david/.purple
(00:48:54) util: Reading file status.xml from
directory /home/david/.purple
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, singleuse requested
but not found.
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse registered
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificatePool x509, ca requested but not
found.
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
(00:48:54) certificate/x509/ca: Lazy init failed because an X.509 Scheme
is not yet registered. Maybe it will be better later.
(00:48:54) certificate/x509/ca: Init failed, probably because a
dependency is not yet registered. It has been deferred to later.
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificatePool ca registered
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificatePool x509, tls_peers requested but
not found.
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers registered
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, tls_cached requested
but not found.
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached registered
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/proxy/type changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/proxy/host changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/proxy/port changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/proxy/username changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) prefs: /purple/proxy/password changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 registered
(00:48:54) stun: using server
(00:48:54) sound: Initializing sound output drivers.
(00:48:54) prefs: /pidgin/conversations/placement changed, scheduling
save.
(00:48:54) prefs: purple_prefs_connect_callback: Unknown
pref /pidgin/conversations/im/show_protocol_icons
(00:48:54) gtkblist: added visibility manager: 1
(00:48:54) docklet: created
(00:48:54) blist: Attempted to save buddy list before it was read!
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 unregistered
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached unregistered
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse unregistered
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers unregistered
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificatePool ca unregistered
(00:48:54) util: Writing file accounts.xml to
directory /home/david/.purple
(00:48:54) util: Writing file /home/david/.purple/accounts.xml
(00:48:54) util: Writing file prefs.xml to directory /home/david/.purple
(00:48:54) util: Writing file /home/david/.purple/prefs.xml
(00:48:54) main: Unloading all plugins
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin RVP
(00:48:54) rvp_unload: Enter
(00:48:54) rvp_unload: Exit
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin MSN
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin Yahoo
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin MySpaceIM
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin ICQ
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin Bonjour
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin NSS
(00:48:54) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 unregistered
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin Perl Plugin Loader
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin XMPP
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin QQ
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin Sametime
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin Zephyr
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin SIMPLE
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin SSL
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin Gadu-Gadu
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin AIM
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin Tcl Plugin Loader
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin IRC
(00:48:54) plugins: Unloading plugin GroupWise
(00:48:54) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) accels: accel changed, scheduling save.
(00:48:54) gtkblist: removed visibility manager: 0
(00:48:54) docklet: destroyed
(00:48:54) Gtk: gtk_main_quit: assertion `main_loops != NULL' failed
david@david-desktop:~$

No comment on my part. I am absolutely clueless. If anyone can give me
guidance.
Thanks

On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 23:35 +0000, David Martin wrote:

> Your question #22330 on pidgin in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/22330
>
> David Martin posted a new comment:
> I don't know what else to try.. I installed all the same packages as
> you've got and my Pidgin still loads..
>
> Have you got all the latest updates installed?
>
> Oh, and could you try the terminal again, but this time type in the
> following command (without quotes):
>
> 'pidgin --debug'
>
> and let me know what you get.
>

I think I may have found a solution, thanks to a post on the forums:

Navigate to this folder /home/david/.purple/ and delete all the files with a .xml extension..

The folder is a hidden one, so to show hidden files and folder hit ctrl+h or go to the View menu.

Now try and load Pidgin again....

I'm doubtful but it's worth a try.

If I don't reply any time soon then I've probably gone to bed :)

I think I did it O.K. went to desktop put in /home/david/.purple/
entered and then sent to trash the .xml extension.
Reloaded Pidgin but still doesn't work.
Did I follow your instructions to the dot???

On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 01:22 +0000, David Martin wrote:

> Your question #22330 on pidgin in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/22330
>
> David Martin posted a new comment:
> I think I may have found a solution, thanks to a post on the forums:
>
> Navigate to this folder /home/david/.purple/ and delete all the files
> with a .xml extension..
>
> The folder is a hidden one, so to show hidden files and folder hit
> ctrl+h or go to the View menu.
>
> Now try and load Pidgin again....
>
> I'm doubtful but it's worth a try.
>
> If I don't reply any time soon then I've probably gone to bed :)
>

I think you followed my instructions fine.

I really don't have any other ideas to suggest I'm afraid ..

This may sound like a silly question but, once you click to load Pidgin its icon isn't showing in your taskbar at the top right of the screen, is it?

David many thanks for your reply and I am pleased to confirm I now have
Pidgin up and running.
I did make some changes as suggested and this did solution the problem.
You are right of course the icon was on the top right of the screen
which I didn't know about too! Having clicked on the icon it opens up!!!
I must say the only thing I don't like about Pidgin is the fact that you
can only see photos very small. Apart from that it does seem to be very
good.
Kindest regards and thanks again for your collaboration.

On Mon, 2008-01-21 at 12:07 +0000, David Martin wrote:

> Your question #22330 on pidgin in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/22330
>
> David Martin posted a new comment:
> I think you followed my instructions fine.
>
> I really don't have any other ideas to suggest I'm afraid ..
>
> This may sound like a silly question but, once you click to load Pidgin
> its icon isn't showing in your taskbar at the top right of the screen,
> is it?
>