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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7 | <!ENTITY pidgin-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/pidgin/pidgin-&pidgin-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY pidgin-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY pidgin-md5sum "10a4a69d077893f6dd3438cd8af94e81">
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10 | <!ENTITY pidgin-size "9.7 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY pidgin-buildsize "238 MB (additional 2MB for the tests and
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12 | 90 MB for API docs)">
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13 | <!ENTITY pidgin-time "1.7 SBU (additional 0.1 SBU for API docs)">
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14 | ]>
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15 |
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16 | <sect1 id="pidgin" xreflabel="Pidgin-&pidgin-version;">
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17 | <?dbhtml filename="pidgin.html"?>
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18 |
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19 | <sect1info>
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20 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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21 | <date>$Date$</date>
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22 | </sect1info>
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23 |
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24 | <title>Pidgin-&pidgin-version;</title>
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25 |
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26 | <indexterm zone="pidgin">
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27 | <primary sortas="a-Pidgin">Pidgin</primary>
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28 | </indexterm>
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29 |
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30 | <sect2 role="package">
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31 | <title>Introduction to Pidgin</title>
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32 |
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33 | <para>
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34 | <application>Pidgin</application> is a Gtk+ 2 instant messaging client
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35 | that can connect with a wide range of networks including AIM, ICQ,
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36 | GroupWise, MSN, Jabber, IRC, Napster, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, Zephyr and Yahoo!
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37 | </para>
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38 |
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39 | &lfs76_checked;
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40 |
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41 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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42 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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43 | <listitem>
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44 | <para>
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45 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&pidgin-download-http;"/>
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46 | </para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | <listitem>
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49 | <para>
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50 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&pidgin-download-ftp;"/>
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51 | </para>
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52 | </listitem>
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53 | <listitem>
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54 | <para>
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55 | Download MD5 sum: &pidgin-md5sum;
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56 | </para>
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57 | </listitem>
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58 | <listitem>
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59 | <para>
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60 | Download size: &pidgin-size;
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61 | </para>
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62 | </listitem>
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63 | <listitem>
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64 | <para>
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65 | Estimated disk space required: &pidgin-buildsize;
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66 | </para>
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67 | </listitem>
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68 | <listitem>
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69 | <para>
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70 | Estimated build time: &pidgin-time;
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71 | </para>
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72 | </listitem>
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73 | </itemizedlist>
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74 |
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75 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Pidgin Dependencies</bridgehead>
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76 |
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77 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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78 | <para role="required">
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79 | <xref linkend="gtk2"/>
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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="libgcrypt"/> and
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85 | <xref linkend="gnutls"/> or
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86 | <xref linkend="nss"/>
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87 | </para>
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88 |
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89 | <para>
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90 | SSL support is required for the MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Novel Groupwise and
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91 | Google Talk protocol plugins. <application>GnuTLS</application> is the
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92 | preferred method (the Mozilla NSS API is more likely to change and this
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93 | can cause problems).
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94 | </para>
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95 |
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96 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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97 | <para role="optional">
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98 | <xref linkend="avahi"/> (required for the Bonjour plugin),
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99 | <xref linkend="check"/> (only used during the test suite),
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100 | <xref linkend="cyrus-sasl"/>,
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101 | <xref linkend="dbus"/>,
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102 | <xref linkend="evolution-data-server"/>,
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103 | <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Farstream">
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104 | Farstream (Version 0.1)</ulink>
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105 | (required for video and voice support),
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106 | <xref linkend="GConf"/>,
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107 | <xref linkend="gstreamer"/> (required for audio support),
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108 | <ulink url="http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/">Gtkspell</ulink>,
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109 | <xref linkend="libidn"/>,
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110 | <ulink url="http://libgadu.net/">libgadu</ulink>,
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111 | <ulink url="http://meanwhile.sourceforge.net/">Meanwhile</ulink>
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112 | (required for Sametime protocol support),
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113 | <xref linkend="mitkrb"/> (required for Kerberos support in the Zephyr
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114 | module),
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115 | <xref linkend="NetworkManager"/>,
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116 | <ulink url="http://silcnet.org/software/">SILC Client</ulink>,
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117 | <ulink url="http://silcnet.org/software/">SILC Toolkit</ulink>,
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118 | <xref linkend="startup-notification"/>,
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119 | <xref linkend="sqlite"/> (required for the Contact Availability Prediction
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120 | plugin),
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121 | <xref linkend="tcl"/>, and
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122 | <ulink url="http://packages.debian.org/stable/source/zephyr">Zephyr</ulink>
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123 | </para>
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124 |
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125 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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126 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/pidgin"/>
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127 | </para>
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128 | </sect2>
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129 |
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130 | <sect2 role="installation">
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131 | <title>Installation of Pidgin</title>
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132 |
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133 | <para>
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134 | Compile <application>Pidgin</application> by running the following
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135 | commands:
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136 | </para>
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137 |
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138 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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139 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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140 | --disable-avahi \
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141 | --disable-gtkspell \
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142 | --disable-gstreamer \
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143 | --disable-meanwhile \
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144 | --disable-idn \
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145 | --disable-nm \
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146 | --disable-vv \
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147 | --disable-tcl &&
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148 | make</userinput></screen>
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149 |
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150 | <para>
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151 | If you have <xref linkend="doxygen"/> installed
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152 | (<xref linkend="graphviz"/> can be used also) and you wish to create the
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153 | API documentation, issue: <command>make docs</command>
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154 | </para>
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155 |
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156 | <para>
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157 | To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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158 | </para>
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159 |
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160 | <para>
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161 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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162 | </para>
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163 |
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164 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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165 | mkdir -pv /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version; &&
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166 | cp -v README doc/gtkrc-2.0 /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;</userinput></screen>
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167 |
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168 | <para>
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169 | If you created the API documentation, install it using the following
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170 | commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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171 | </para>
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172 |
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173 | <screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir -pv /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;/api &&
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174 | cp -v doc/html/* /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;/api</userinput></screen>
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175 |
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176 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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177 | href="../../xincludes/update-icons-and-desktop.xml"/>
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178 |
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179 | </sect2>
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180 |
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181 | <sect2 role="commands">
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182 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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183 |
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184 | <para>
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185 | <option>--disable-avahi</option>: Remove this switch if you've
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186 | installed <xref linkend="avahi"/>.
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187 | </para>
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188 |
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189 | <para>
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190 | <option>--disable-gtkspell</option>: Spellchecking. Remove this switch 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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193 | </para>
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194 |
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195 | <para>
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196 | <option>--disable-gstreamer</option>: Sounds. Remove this switch if you've
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197 | installed <xref linkend="gstreamer"/>.
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198 | </para>
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199 |
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200 | <para>
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201 | <option>--disable-meanwhile</option>: Remove this switch if you've
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202 | installed <ulink url="http://meanwhile.sourceforge.net/">Meanwhile</ulink>.
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203 | </para>
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204 |
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205 | <para>
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206 | <option>--disable-idn</option>: Remove this switch if you've installed
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207 | <xref linkend="libidn"/>.
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208 | </para>
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209 |
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210 | <para>
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211 | <option>--disable-nm</option>: Remove this switch if you've installed
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212 | <xref linkend="NetworkManager"/>.
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213 | </para>
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214 |
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215 | <para>
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216 | <option>--disable-vv</option>: Video and voice. Remove this switch if
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217 | you've installed
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218 | <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Farstream">
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219 | Farstream (Version 0.1)</ulink>.
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220 | </para>
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221 |
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222 | <para>
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223 | <option>--disable-tcl</option>: Remove this switch if you've installed
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224 | <xref linkend="tcl"/>.
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225 | </para>
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226 |
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227 | <para>
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228 | <option>--enable-cyrus-sasl</option>: Use this switch if you've installed
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229 | <xref linkend="cyrus-sasl"/> and wish to build
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230 | <application>Pidgin</application> with SASL support.
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231 | </para>
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232 |
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233 | <para>
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234 | <option>--disable-gnutls</option>: Use this switch if you've got both
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235 | <xref linkend="gnutls"/> and <xref linkend="nss"/> installed, but want
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236 | to use <xref linkend="nss"/> for the SSL support.
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237 | </para>
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238 |
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239 | </sect2>
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240 |
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241 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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242 | <title>Configuring Pidgin</title>
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243 |
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244 | <sect3 id="pidgin-config">
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245 | <title>Config Files</title>
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246 | <para>
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247 | <filename>~/.purple/*</filename> and
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248 | <filename>~/.gtkrc-02</filename>
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249 | </para>
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250 |
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251 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-config">
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252 | <primary sortas="e-AA.purple-*">~/.purple/*</primary>
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253 | </indexterm>
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254 |
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255 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-config">
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256 | <primary sortas="e-AA.gtkrc-02">~/.gtkrc-02</primary>
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257 | </indexterm>
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258 | </sect3>
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259 |
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260 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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261 |
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262 | <para>
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263 | Most configuration can be accomplished by using the various preference
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264 | settings inside the programs. Additionally, you can create a
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265 | <filename>~/.gtkrc-02</filename> file which can store gtk+-2 theme
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266 | settings that affect <application>Pidgin</application> and other Gtk+ 2
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267 | applications. Note that an example <filename>gtkrc-02</filename> file
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268 | was installed during the package installation and can be used as a
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269 | starting point or reference.
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270 | </para>
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271 |
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272 | </sect3>
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273 |
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274 | </sect2>
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275 |
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276 | <sect2 role="content">
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277 | <title>Contents</title>
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278 |
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279 | <segmentedlist>
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280 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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281 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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282 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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283 |
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284 | <seglistitem>
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285 | <seg>
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286 | finch, pidgin, purple-client-example,
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287 | purple-remote, purple-send, purple-send-async, and
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288 | purple-url-handler
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289 | </seg>
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290 | <seg>
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291 | libgnt.so, libpurple.so, libpurple-client.so, and
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292 | plugins under /usr/lib/{finch,gnt,pidgin,purple-2}
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293 | </seg>
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294 | <seg>
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295 | /usr/include/finch,
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296 | /usr/include/gnt,
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297 | /usr/include/libpurple,
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298 | /usr/include/pidgin,
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299 | /usr/lib/finch,
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300 | /usr/lib/gnt,
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301 | /usr/lib/pidgin,
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302 | /usr/lib/purple-2,
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303 | /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;,
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304 | /usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin,
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305 | /usr/share/purple, and
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306 | /usr/share/sounds/purple
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307 | </seg>
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308 | </seglistitem>
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309 | </segmentedlist>
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310 |
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311 | <variablelist>
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312 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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313 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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314 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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315 |
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316 | <varlistentry id="pidgin-prog">
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317 | <term><command>pidgin</command></term>
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318 | <listitem>
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319 | <para>
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320 | is a <application>GTK+</application> 2 instant messaging client.
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321 | </para>
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322 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-prog">
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323 | <primary sortas="b-pidgin">pidgin</primary>
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324 | </indexterm>
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325 | </listitem>
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326 | </varlistentry>
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327 |
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328 | <varlistentry id="finch">
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329 | <term><command>finch</command></term>
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330 | <listitem>
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331 | <para>
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332 | is a text-based instant messaging client.
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333 | </para>
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334 | <indexterm zone="pidgin finch">
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335 | <primary sortas="b-finch">finch</primary>
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336 | </indexterm>
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337 | </listitem>
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338 | </varlistentry>
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339 |
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340 | </variablelist>
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341 |
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342 | </sect2>
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343 |
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344 | </sect1>
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