[d8b2c89e] | 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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[c627795] | 7 | <!ENTITY pidgin-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/pidgin/pidgin-&pidgin-version;.tar.bz2">
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[d8b2c89e] | 8 | <!ENTITY pidgin-download-ftp " ">
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[c627795] | 9 | <!ENTITY pidgin-md5sum "a0ebb55083e2dfc22a75c504acde6a07">
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[6e31dd9] | 10 | <!ENTITY pidgin-size "9.6 MB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY pidgin-buildsize "255 MB">
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[c627795] | 12 | <!ENTITY pidgin-time "3.0 SBU">
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[d8b2c89e] | 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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| 15 | <sect1 id="pidgin" xreflabel="Pidgin-&pidgin-version;">
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| 16 | <?dbhtml filename="pidgin.html"?>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <sect1info>
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| 19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 21 | </sect1info>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <title>Pidgin-&pidgin-version;</title>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <indexterm zone="pidgin">
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| 26 | <primary sortas="a-Pidgin">Pidgin</primary>
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| 27 | </indexterm>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 30 | <title>Introduction to Pidgin</title>
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| 31 |
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[6e31dd9] | 32 | <para>
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| 33 | <application>Pidgin</application> is a Gtk+ 2 instant messaging client
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| 34 | that can connect with a wide range of networks including AIM, ICQ,
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| 35 | GroupWise, MSN, Jabber, IRC, Napster, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, Zephyr and Yahoo!
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| 36 | </para>
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[dc1cfc46] | 37 |
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[1b7cd05] | 38 | &lfs72_checked;
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[d8b2c89e] | 39 |
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| 40 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 41 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 42 | <listitem>
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[c627795] | 43 | <para>
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| 44 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&pidgin-download-http;"/>
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| 45 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 46 | </listitem>
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| 47 | <listitem>
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[c627795] | 48 | <para>
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| 49 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&pidgin-download-ftp;"/>
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| 50 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 51 | </listitem>
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| 52 | <listitem>
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[c627795] | 53 | <para>
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| 54 | Download MD5 sum: &pidgin-md5sum;
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| 55 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 56 | </listitem>
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| 57 | <listitem>
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[c627795] | 58 | <para>
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| 59 | Download size: &pidgin-size;
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| 60 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 61 | </listitem>
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| 62 | <listitem>
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[c627795] | 63 | <para>
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| 64 | Estimated disk space required: &pidgin-buildsize;
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| 65 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 66 | </listitem>
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| 67 | <listitem>
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[c627795] | 68 | <para>
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| 69 | Estimated build time: &pidgin-time;
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| 70 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 71 | </listitem>
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| 72 | </itemizedlist>
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| 73 |
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| 74 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Pidgin Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 75 |
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| 76 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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[6e31dd9] | 77 | <para role="required">
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| 78 | <xref linkend="gtk2"/> and
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| 79 | <xref linkend="perl-xml-parser"/>
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| 80 | </para>
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| 81 |
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| 82 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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| 83 | <para role="recommended">
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| 84 | <xref linkend="gnutls"/> or
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| 85 | <xref linkend="nss"/>
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| 86 | </para>
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| 87 |
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| 88 | <para>
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| 89 | SSL support is required for the MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Novel Groupwise and
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| 90 | Google Talk protocol plugins. <application>GnuTLS</application> is the
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[c627795] | 91 | preferred method (the Mozilla NSS API is more likely to change and this
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[6e31dd9] | 92 | can cause problems).
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| 93 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 94 |
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| 95 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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[6e31dd9] | 96 | <para role="optional">
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[c627795] | 97 | <xref linkend="avahi"/> (required for the Bonjour plugin),
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| 98 | <xref linkend="check"/> (only used during the test suite),
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| 99 | <xref linkend="cyrus-sasl"/>,
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| 100 | <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
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| 101 | <xref linkend="evolution-data-server"/>,
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| 102 | <xref linkend="farstream"/> (required for video and voice support),
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| 103 | <xref linkend="GConf"/>,
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| 104 | <xref linkend="gstreamer"/> (required for audio support),
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[6e31dd9] | 105 | <ulink url="http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/">Gtkspell</ulink>,
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| 106 | <xref linkend="intltool"/>,
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| 107 | <xref linkend="libidn"/>,
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[c627795] | 108 | <ulink url="http://toxygen.net/libgadu/">libgadu</ulink>,
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| 109 | <ulink url="http://meanwhile.sourceforge.net/">Meanwhile</ulink>
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| 110 | (required for Sametime protocol support),
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| 111 | <xref linkend="mitkrb"/> (required for Kerberos support in the Zephyr
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| 112 | module),
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| 113 | <xref linkend="NetworkManager"/>,
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[6e31dd9] | 114 | <ulink url="http://silcnet.org/software/">SILC Client</ulink>,
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| 115 | <ulink url="http://silcnet.org/software/">SILC Toolkit</ulink>,
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[c627795] | 116 | <xref linkend="startup-notification"/>,
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[6e31dd9] | 117 | <xref linkend="sqlite"/> (required for the Contact Availability Prediction
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| 118 | plugin),
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[c627795] | 119 | <xref linkend="tcl"/> and
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| 120 | <ulink url="http://packages.debian.org/stable/source/zephyr">Zephyr</ulink>
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[6e31dd9] | 121 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 122 |
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[6e31dd9] | 123 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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| 124 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/pidgin"/>
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| 125 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 126 | </sect2>
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| 127 |
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| 128 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 129 | <title>Installation of Pidgin</title>
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| 130 |
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[6e31dd9] | 131 | <para>
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| 132 | Compile <application>Pidgin</application> by running the following
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| 133 | commands:
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| 134 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 135 |
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[c627795] | 136 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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[1b7cd05] | 137 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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[c627795] | 138 | --disable-avahi \
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| 139 | --disable-dbus \
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| 140 | --disable-gtkspell \
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| 141 | --disable-gstreamer \
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| 142 | --disable-meanwhile \
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| 143 | --disable-idn \
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| 144 | --disable-nm \
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| 145 | --disable-vv \
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| 146 | --disable-tcl &&
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[d8b2c89e] | 147 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 148 |
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[6e31dd9] | 149 | <para>
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| 150 | If you have <xref linkend="doxygen"/> installed
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| 151 | (<xref linkend="graphviz"/> can be used also) and you wish to create the
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| 152 | API documentation, issue: <command>make docs</command>
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| 153 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 154 |
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[c627795] | 155 | <para>
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| 156 | To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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| 157 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 158 |
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[6e31dd9] | 159 | <para>
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| 160 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 161 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 162 |
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| 163 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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[dc1cfc46] | 164 | mkdir /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version; &&
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| 165 | cp README doc/gtkrc-2.0 /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;</userinput></screen>
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[d8b2c89e] | 166 |
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[6e31dd9] | 167 | <para>
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| 168 | If you created the API documentation, install it using the following
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| 169 | commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 170 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 171 |
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[dc1cfc46] | 172 | <screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;/api &&
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| 173 | cp doc/html/* /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;/api</userinput></screen>
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[d8b2c89e] | 174 | </sect2>
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| 175 |
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| 176 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 177 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 178 |
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[6e31dd9] | 179 | <para>
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| 180 | <option>--disable-avahi</option>: Remove this option if you've
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[c627795] | 181 | installed <xref linkend="avahi"/>.
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[dc1cfc46] | 182 | </para>
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| 183 |
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[6e31dd9] | 184 | <para>
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[c627795] | 185 | <option>--disable-dbus</option>: Remove this option if you've installed
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| 186 | <xref linkend="dbus"/>.
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[6e31dd9] | 187 | </para>
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[62431cb3] | 188 |
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[6e31dd9] | 189 | <para>
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[c627795] | 190 | <option>--disable-gtkspell</option>: Spellchecking. Remove this option if
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| 191 | you've installed
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| 192 | <ulink url="http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/">Gtkspell</ulink>.
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[6e31dd9] | 193 | </para>
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[62431cb3] | 194 |
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[6e31dd9] | 195 | <para>
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| 196 | <option>--disable-gstreamer</option>: Sounds. Remove this option if you've
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| 197 | installed <xref linkend="gstreamer"/>.
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| 198 | </para>
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[62431cb3] | 199 |
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[6e31dd9] | 200 | <para>
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[c627795] | 201 | <option>--disable-meanwhile</option>: Remove this option if you've
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| 202 | installed <ulink url="http://meanwhile.sourceforge.net/">Meanwhile</ulink>
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[6e31dd9] | 203 | </para>
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[62431cb3] | 204 |
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[6e31dd9] | 205 | <para>
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[c627795] | 206 | <option>--disable-idn</option>: Remove this option if you've installed
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| 207 | <xref linkend="libidn"/>.
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[6e31dd9] | 208 | </para>
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[62431cb3] | 209 |
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[6e31dd9] | 210 | <para>
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[c627795] | 211 | <option>--disable-nm</option>: Remove this option if you've installed
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| 212 | <xref linkend="NetworkManager"/>.
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[6e31dd9] | 213 | </para>
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[dc1cfc46] | 214 |
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[6e31dd9] | 215 | <para>
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[c627795] | 216 | <option>--disable-vv</option>: Video and voice. Remove this option if
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| 217 | you've installed <xref linkend="farstream"/>.
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[6e31dd9] | 218 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 219 |
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[6e31dd9] | 220 | <para>
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[c627795] | 221 | <option>--disable-tcl</option>: Remove this option if you've installed
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| 222 | <xref linkend="tcl"/>.
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[6e31dd9] | 223 | </para>
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[c627795] | 224 |
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[d8b2c89e] | 225 | </sect2>
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| 226 |
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| 227 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 228 | <title>Configuring Pidgin</title>
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| 229 |
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| 230 | <sect3 id="pidgin-config">
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| 231 | <title>Config Files</title>
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[c627795] | 232 | <para>
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| 233 | <filename>~/.purple/*</filename> and
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| 234 | <filename>~/.gtkrc-02</filename>
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| 235 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 236 |
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| 237 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-config">
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[73dd9a12] | 238 | <primary sortas="e-AA.purple-*">~/.purple/*</primary>
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[d8b2c89e] | 239 | </indexterm>
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| 240 |
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| 241 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-config">
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[73dd9a12] | 242 | <primary sortas="e-AA.gtkrc-02">~/.gtkrc-02</primary>
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[d8b2c89e] | 243 | </indexterm>
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| 244 | </sect3>
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| 245 |
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| 246 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 247 |
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[6e31dd9] | 248 | <para>
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| 249 | Most configuration can be accomplished by using the various preference
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| 250 | settings inside the programs. Additionally, you can create a
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| 251 | <filename>~/.gtkrc-02</filename> file which can store gtk+-2 theme
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| 252 | settings that affect <application>Pidgin</application> and other Gtk+ 2
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| 253 | applications. Note that an example <filename>gtkrc-02</filename> file
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| 254 | was installed during the package installation and can be used as a
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| 255 | starting point or reference.
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| 256 | </para>
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[c627795] | 257 |
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[d8b2c89e] | 258 | </sect3>
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[c627795] | 259 |
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[d8b2c89e] | 260 | </sect2>
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| 261 |
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| 262 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 263 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 264 |
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| 265 | <segmentedlist>
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| 266 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 267 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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| 268 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 269 |
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| 270 | <seglistitem>
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[6e31dd9] | 271 | <seg>
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[c627795] | 272 | finch, pidgin, purple-client-example,
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| 273 | purple-remote, purple-send, purple-send-async and
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[6e31dd9] | 274 | purple-url-handler
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| 275 | </seg>
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| 276 | <seg>
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[c627795] | 277 | libgnt.so, libpurple.so and libpurple-client.so
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[6e31dd9] | 278 | </seg>
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| 279 | <seg>
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| 280 | /usr/include/finch,
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| 281 | /usr/include/gnt,
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| 282 | /usr/include/libpurple,
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| 283 | /usr/include/pidgin,
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| 284 | /usr/lib/finch,
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| 285 | /usr/lib/gnt,
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| 286 | /usr/lib/pidgin,
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| 287 | /usr/lib/purple-2,
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| 288 | /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;,
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| 289 | /usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin,
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| 290 | /usr/share/purple and
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| 291 | /usr/share/sounds/purple
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| 292 | </seg>
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[d8b2c89e] | 293 | </seglistitem>
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| 294 | </segmentedlist>
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| 295 |
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| 296 | <variablelist>
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| 297 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 298 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 299 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 300 |
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| 301 | <varlistentry id="pidgin-prog">
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| 302 | <term><command>pidgin</command></term>
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| 303 | <listitem>
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[c627795] | 304 | <para>
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| 305 | is a GTK+ 2 instant messaging client.
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| 306 | </para>
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[d8b2c89e] | 307 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-prog">
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| 308 | <primary sortas="b-pidgin">pidgin</primary>
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| 309 | </indexterm>
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| 310 | </listitem>
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| 311 | </varlistentry>
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| 312 |
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[dc1cfc46] | 313 | <varlistentry id="finch">
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| 314 | <term><command>finch</command></term>
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[d8b2c89e] | 315 | <listitem>
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[c627795] | 316 | <para>
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| 317 | is a text-based instant messaging client.
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| 318 | </para>
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[dc1cfc46] | 319 | <indexterm zone="pidgin finch">
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| 320 | <primary sortas="b-finch">finch</primary>
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[d8b2c89e] | 321 | </indexterm>
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| 322 | </listitem>
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| 323 | </varlistentry>
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[c627795] | 324 |
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[d8b2c89e] | 325 | </variablelist>
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[c627795] | 326 |
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[d8b2c89e] | 327 | </sect2>
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[c627795] | 328 |
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[d8b2c89e] | 329 | </sect1>
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