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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-dl;/pidgin/pidgin-&pidgin-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY pidgin-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY pidgin-md5sum "e135798bcf952ddb3c9e030c4b160c3e">
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10 | <!ENTITY pidgin-size "8.4 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY pidgin-buildsize "277 MB (with tests and docs)">
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12 | <!ENTITY pidgin-time "0.7 SBU (using parallelism=4; with tests and docs)">
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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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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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37 |
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38 | &lfs10_checked;
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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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43 | <para>
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44 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&pidgin-download-http;"/>
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45 | </para>
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46 | </listitem>
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47 | <listitem>
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48 | <para>
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49 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&pidgin-download-ftp;"/>
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50 | </para>
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51 | </listitem>
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>
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54 | Download MD5 sum: &pidgin-md5sum;
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55 | </para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | <listitem>
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58 | <para>
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59 | Download size: &pidgin-size;
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60 | </para>
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61 | </listitem>
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62 | <listitem>
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63 | <para>
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64 | Estimated disk space required: &pidgin-buildsize;
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65 | </para>
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66 | </listitem>
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67 | <listitem>
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68 | <para>
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69 | Estimated build time: &pidgin-time;
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70 | </para>
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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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77 | <para role="required">
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78 | <xref linkend="gtk2"/>
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79 | </para>
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80 |
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81 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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82 | <para role="recommended">
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83 | <xref linkend="libgcrypt"/>,
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84 | <xref linkend="gstreamer10"/> (required for audio support), and
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85 | <xref linkend="gnutls"/> or
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86 | <xref role="nodep" 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="cyrus-sasl"/>,
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100 | <xref linkend="dbus"/>,
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101 | <xref linkend="evolution-data-server"/>,
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102 | <xref linkend="GConf"/>,
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103 | <xref linkend="libidn"/> (required, if you wish to run the test suite),
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104 | <xref linkend="NetworkManager"/>,
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105 | <xref linkend="sqlite"/> (required for the Contact Availability Prediction
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106 | plugin),
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107 | <xref linkend="startup-notification"/>,
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108 | <!-- <xref linkend="tcl"/>, -->
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109 | <xref linkend="tk"/>,
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110 | <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Farstream">
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111 | Farstream (Version 0.1)</ulink>
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112 | (required for video and voice support),
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113 | <ulink url="http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/">Gtkspell</ulink>,
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114 | <ulink url="http://libgadu.net/">libgadu</ulink>,
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115 | <ulink url="http://meanwhile.sourceforge.net/">Meanwhile</ulink>
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116 | (required for Sametime protocol support),
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117 | <ulink url="https://www.mono-project.com/">Mono</ulink>,
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118 | <ulink url="http://silcnet.org/client.html">SILC Client</ulink>,
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119 | <ulink url="http://silcnet.org/client.html">SILC Toolkit</ulink>,
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120 | <ulink url="http://packages.debian.org/stable/source/zephyr">Zephyr</ulink>, and
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121 | <xref linkend="mitkrb"/> (required for Kerberos support in the Zephyr
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122 | module)
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123 | </para>
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124 |
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125 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional (runtime)</bridgehead>
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126 | <para role="optional">
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127 | <xref role="runtime" linkend="xdg-utils"/>
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128 | </para>
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129 |
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130 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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131 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/pidgin"/>
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132 | </para>
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133 | </sect2>
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134 |
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135 | <sect2 role="installation">
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136 | <title>Installation of Pidgin</title>
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137 |
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138 | <para>
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139 | If you wish to run the test suite, make sure that <xref
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140 | linkend="libidn"/> is installed and remove the switch
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141 | <quote>--disable-idn</quote>. Compile <application>Pidgin</application>
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142 | by running the following commands:
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143 | </para>
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144 |
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145 | <!-- - -with-gstreamer=1.0 is removed and gstreamer support is disabled
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146 | because of a build problem when both this and - -disable-vv are present.
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147 | See https://hastebin.com/utiwijizad.rb for more details, and check again
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148 | at the next version (2.14.1 or 3.0 - whichever is next). -->
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149 |
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150 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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151 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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152 | --disable-gstreamer \
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153 | --disable-avahi \
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154 | --disable-gtkspell \
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155 | --disable-meanwhile \
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156 | --disable-idn \
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157 | --disable-nm \
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158 | --disable-vv &&
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159 | make</userinput></screen>
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160 |
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161 | <para>
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162 | If you have <xref linkend="doxygen"/> installed
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163 | (<xref linkend="graphviz"/> can be used also) and you wish to create the
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164 | API documentation, issue:
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165 | </para>
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166 |
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167 | <screen remap="doc"><userinput>make docs</userinput></screen>
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168 |
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169 | <para>
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170 | Remember the remarks before <command>configure</command>. To test the
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171 | results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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172 | </para>
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173 |
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174 | <para>
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175 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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176 | </para>
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177 |
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178 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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179 | mkdir -pv /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version; &&
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180 | cp -v README doc/gtkrc-2.0 /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;</userinput></screen>
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181 |
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182 | <para>
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183 | If you created the API documentation, install it using the following
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184 | commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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185 | </para>
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186 |
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187 | <screen role="root"
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188 | remap="doc"><userinput>mkdir -pv /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;/api &&
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189 | cp -v doc/html/* /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;/api</userinput></screen>
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190 |
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191 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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192 | href="../../xincludes/update-icons-and-desktop.xml"/>
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193 |
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194 | </sect2>
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195 |
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196 | <sect2 role="commands">
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197 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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198 |
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199 | <!--
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200 | <para>
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201 | <parameter>- -with-gstreamer=1.0</parameter>: Remove this switch
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202 | and add <option>- -disable-gstreamer</option>
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203 | if you've not installed <xref linkend="gstreamer10"/>.
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204 | </para>
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205 | -->
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206 | <para>
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207 | <parameter>--disable-gstreamer</parameter>: This switch disables gstreamer
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208 | support because there are problems with the build when Voice/Video support
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209 | is disabled, and gstreamer is enabled.
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210 | <!-- The problems exist within gst_device_monitor. See
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211 | https://hastebin.com/utiwijizad.rb for more details.
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212 | FIXME: Check this at the next release of pidgin, or if we ever add
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213 | Farstream. -->
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214 | </para>
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215 |
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216 | <para>
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217 | <parameter>--disable-avahi</parameter>: Remove this switch if you've
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218 | installed <xref linkend="avahi"/>.
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219 | </para>
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220 |
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221 | <para>
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222 | <parameter>--disable-gtkspell</parameter>: Remove this
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223 | switch if you've installed
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224 | <ulink url="http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/">Gtkspell</ulink> and wish
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225 | to enable spellchecking support.
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226 | </para>
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227 |
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228 | <para>
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229 | <parameter>--disable-meanwhile</parameter>: Remove this switch if you've
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230 | installed <ulink url="http://meanwhile.sourceforge.net/">Meanwhile</ulink>.
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231 | </para>
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232 |
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233 | <para>
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234 | <parameter>--disable-idn</parameter>: Remove this switch if you've
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235 | installed <xref linkend="libidn"/>.
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236 | </para>
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237 |
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238 | <para>
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239 | <parameter>--disable-nm</parameter>: Remove this switch if you've
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240 | installed <xref linkend="NetworkManager"/>.
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241 | </para>
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242 |
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243 | <para>
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244 | <parameter>--disable-vv</parameter>: Remove this
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245 | switch if you've installed
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246 | <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Farstream">
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247 | Farstream (Version 0.1)</ulink> and wish to enable voice and video
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248 | communication support. You should also remove the --disable-gstreamer
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249 | flag.
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250 | </para>
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251 | <!--
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252 | <para>
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253 | <parameter>- -disable-tcl</parameter>: Remove this switch if you've
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254 | installed <xref linkend="tcl"/>.
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255 | </para>
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256 | i-->
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257 | <para>
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258 | <option>--enable-cyrus-sasl</option>: Use this switch if you've installed
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259 | <xref linkend="cyrus-sasl"/> and wish to build
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260 | <application>Pidgin</application> with SASL support.
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261 | </para>
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262 |
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263 | <para>
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264 | <option>--disable-gnutls</option>: Use this switch if you've got both
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265 | <xref linkend="gnutls"/> and <xref linkend="nss"/> installed, but want
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266 | to use <xref linkend="nss"/> for the SSL support.
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267 | </para>
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268 |
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269 | </sect2>
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270 |
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271 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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272 | <title>Configuring Pidgin</title>
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273 |
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274 | <sect3 id="pidgin-config">
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275 | <title>Config Files</title>
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276 | <para>
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277 | <filename>~/.purple/*</filename> and
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278 | <filename>~/.gtkrc-2.0</filename>
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279 | </para>
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280 |
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281 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-config">
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282 | <primary sortas="e-AA.purple-*">~/.purple/*</primary>
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283 | </indexterm>
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284 |
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285 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-config">
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286 | <primary sortas="e-AA.gtkrc-20">~/.gtkrc-2.0</primary>
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287 | </indexterm>
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288 | </sect3>
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289 |
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290 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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291 |
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292 | <para>
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293 | Most configuration can be accomplished by using the various preference
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294 | settings inside the programs. Additionally, you can create a
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295 | <filename>~/.gtkrc-2.0</filename> file which can store gtk+-2 theme
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296 | settings that affect <application>Pidgin</application> and other Gtk+ 2
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297 | applications. Note that an example <filename>gtkrc-2.0</filename> file
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298 | was installed during the package installation and can be used as a
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299 | starting point or reference.
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300 | </para>
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301 |
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302 | </sect3>
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303 |
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304 | </sect2>
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305 |
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306 | <sect2 role="content">
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307 | <title>Contents</title>
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308 |
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309 | <segmentedlist>
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310 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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311 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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312 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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313 |
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314 | <seglistitem>
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315 | <seg>
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316 | <!--finch,--> pidgin, purple-client-example,
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317 | purple-remote, purple-send, purple-send-async, and
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318 | purple-url-handler
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319 | </seg>
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320 | <seg>
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321 | <!--libgnt.so,--> libpurple.so, and libpurple-client.so
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322 | </seg>
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323 | <seg>
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324 | <!--
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325 | /usr/include/finch,
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326 | /usr/include/gnt,
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327 | -->
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328 | /usr/include/libpurple,
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329 | /usr/include/pidgin,
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330 | <!--
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331 | /usr/lib/finch,
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332 | /usr/lib/gnt,
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333 | -->
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334 | /usr/lib/pidgin,
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335 | /usr/lib/purple-2,
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336 | /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;,
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337 | /usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin,
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338 | /usr/share/purple, and
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339 | /usr/share/sounds/purple
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340 | </seg>
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341 | </seglistitem>
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342 | </segmentedlist>
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343 |
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344 | <variablelist>
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345 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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346 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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347 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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348 |
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349 | <!-- Seems to be removed with 2.14.0
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350 | <varlistentry id="finch">
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351 | <term><command>finch</command></term>
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352 | <listitem>
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353 | <para>
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354 | is a text-based instant messaging client.
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355 | </para>
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356 | <indexterm zone="pidgin finch">
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357 | <primary sortas="b-finch">finch</primary>
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358 | </indexterm>
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359 | </listitem>
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360 | </varlistentry>
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361 | -->
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362 | <varlistentry id="pidgin-prog">
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363 | <term><command>pidgin</command></term>
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364 | <listitem>
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365 | <para>
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366 | is a <application>GTK+</application> 2 instant messaging client.
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367 | </para>
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368 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-prog">
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369 | <primary sortas="b-pidgin">pidgin</primary>
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370 | </indexterm>
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371 | </listitem>
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372 | </varlistentry>
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373 |
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374 | <varlistentry id="purple-client-example">
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375 | <term><command>purple-client-example</command></term>
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376 | <listitem>
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377 | <para>
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378 | is an example that demonstrate how to use libpurple-client
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379 | to communicate with purple.
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380 | </para>
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381 | <indexterm zone="pidgin purple-client-example">
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382 | <primary sortas="b-purple-client-example">purple-client-example</primary>
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383 | </indexterm>
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384 | </listitem>
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385 | </varlistentry>
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386 |
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387 | <varlistentry id="purple-remote">
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388 | <term><command>purple-remote</command></term>
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389 | <listitem>
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390 | <para>
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391 | sends remote commands to Pidgin/Finch.
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392 | </para>
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393 | <indexterm zone="pidgin purple-remote">
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394 | <primary sortas="b-purple-remote">purple-remote</primary>
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395 | </indexterm>
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396 | </listitem>
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397 | </varlistentry>
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398 |
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399 | <varlistentry id="purple-send">
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400 | <term><command>purple-send</command></term>
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401 | <listitem>
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402 | <para>
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403 | calls purple API functions using DBus and prints the return value.
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404 | </para>
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405 | <indexterm zone="pidgin purple-send">
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406 | <primary sortas="b-purple-send">purple-send</primary>
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407 | </indexterm>
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408 | </listitem>
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409 | </varlistentry>
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410 |
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411 | <varlistentry id="purple-send-async">
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412 | <term><command>purple-send-async</command></term>
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413 | <listitem>
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414 | <para>
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415 | calls purple API functions using DBus. As opposed to
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416 | <command>purple-send</command>, it does not print the return value.
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417 | </para>
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418 | <indexterm zone="pidgin purple-send-async">
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419 | <primary sortas="b-purple-send-async">purple-send-async</primary>
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420 | </indexterm>
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421 | </listitem>
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422 | </varlistentry>
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423 |
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424 | <varlistentry id="purple-url-handler">
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425 | <term><command>purple-url-handler</command></term>
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426 | <listitem>
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427 | <para>
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428 | is a python script to handle URLs with purple.
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429 | </para>
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430 | <indexterm zone="pidgin purple-url-handler">
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431 | <primary sortas="b-purple-url-handler">purple-url-handler</primary>
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432 | </indexterm>
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433 | </listitem>
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434 | </varlistentry>
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435 |
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436 | </variablelist>
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437 |
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438 | </sect2>
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439 |
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440 | </sect1>
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