i'm having problems with pidgin internet messager when i open it in 5 seconds the window disapears

hey what's up

Hey, that's no answer to the solution!!!
I think I may have the same problem, I try to open it but it wouldn't open???

no answer to the problem, sorry I'm tired and trying to find the solution. Sombody?

First i suggest you to be sure your system is fully upgraded, to check:
open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get autoremove

then please reinstall purging settings of Pidgin, type

sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install pidgin

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps

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Thank you

I know this is basic but:

Are you double clicking the icon in the System tray to open it?

Try also to start Pidgin from terminal to see error and messages...

open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

pidgin

Hope this helps

Are you double clicking the icon in the System tray to open it? Indeed, this was the problem, stupid of me, I'm a shame!
Later I couldn't see my contacts, I wrote my e-mail wrong. Double shame, so for the people who have the same problem, it can be a simple mistake somewhere.
Thanks to everybody who tried to help me. It's working now, very good....

I'm having the same problem with Pidgin. It worked once before, but now, I open it, it says connecting, and then it closes. I tried the solutions mentioned about, what could be doing that?