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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 "14e0f5cfb2ed065e4dc80391a806ac76">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY pidgin-size "9.4 MB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY pidgin-buildsize "200 MB (with tests; add 91 MB for API docs)">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY pidgin-time "1.8 SBU (with tests; add 0.1 SBU for API 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 | &lfs78_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 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 | <xref linkend="GConf"/>,
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| 104 | <xref linkend="libidn"/> (required, if you wish to run the test suite),
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| 105 | <xref linkend="NetworkManager"/>,
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| 106 | <xref linkend="sqlite"/> (required for the Contact Availability Prediction
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| 107 | plugin),
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| 108 | <xref linkend="startup-notification"/>,
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| 109 | <xref linkend="tcl"/>,
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| 110 | <xref linkend="tk"/>,
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| 111 | <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Farstream">
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| 112 | Farstream (Version 0.1)</ulink>
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| 113 | (required for video and voice support),
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| 114 | <ulink url="http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/">Gtkspell</ulink>,
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| 115 | <ulink url="http://libgadu.net/">libgadu</ulink>,
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| 116 | <ulink url="http://meanwhile.sourceforge.net/">Meanwhile</ulink>
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| 117 | (required for Sametime protocol support),
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| 118 | <ulink url="http://silcnet.org/software/">SILC Client</ulink>,
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| 119 | <ulink url="http://silcnet.org/software/">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 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 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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| 146 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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| 147 | --with-gstreamer=1.0 \
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| 148 | --disable-avahi \
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| 149 | --disable-gtkspell \
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| 150 | --disable-meanwhile \
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| 151 | --disable-idn \
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| 152 | --disable-nm \
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| 153 | --disable-vv \
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| 154 | --disable-tcl &&
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| 155 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 156 |
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| 157 | <para>
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| 158 | If you have <xref linkend="doxygen"/> installed
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| 159 | (<xref linkend="graphviz"/> can be used also) and you wish to create the
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| 160 | API documentation, issue: <command>make docs</command>.
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| 161 | </para>
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| 162 |
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| 163 | <para>
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| 164 | Remember the remarks before <command>configure</command>. To test the
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| 165 | results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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| 166 | </para>
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| 167 |
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| 168 | <para>
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| 169 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 170 | </para>
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| 171 |
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| 172 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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| 173 | mkdir -pv /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version; &&
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| 174 | cp -v README doc/gtkrc-2.0 /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;</userinput></screen>
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| 175 |
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| 176 | <para>
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| 177 | If you created the API documentation, install it using the following
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| 178 | commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 179 | </para>
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| 180 |
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| 181 | <screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir -pv /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;/api &&
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| 182 | cp -v doc/html/* /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;/api</userinput></screen>
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| 183 |
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| 184 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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| 185 | href="../../xincludes/update-icons-and-desktop.xml"/>
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| 186 |
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| 187 | </sect2>
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| 188 |
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| 189 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 190 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 191 |
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| 192 | <para>
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| 193 | <option>--with-gstreamer=1.0</option>: Remove this switch
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| 194 | and add <option>--disable-gstreamer</option>
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| 195 | if you've not installed <xref linkend="gstreamer10"/>.
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| 196 | </para>
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| 197 |
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| 198 | <para>
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| 199 | <option>--disable-avahi</option>: Remove this switch if you've
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| 200 | installed <xref linkend="avahi"/>.
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| 201 | </para>
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| 202 |
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| 203 | <para>
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| 204 | <option>--disable-gtkspell</option>: Spellchecking. Remove this switch if
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| 205 | you've installed
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| 206 | <ulink url="http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/">Gtkspell</ulink>.
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| 207 | </para>
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| 208 |
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| 209 | <para>
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| 210 | <option>--disable-meanwhile</option>: Remove this switch if you've
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| 211 | installed <ulink url="http://meanwhile.sourceforge.net/">Meanwhile</ulink>.
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| 212 | </para>
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| 213 |
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| 214 | <para>
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| 215 | <option>--disable-idn</option>: Remove this switch if you've installed
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| 216 | <xref linkend="libidn"/>.
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| 217 | </para>
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| 218 |
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| 219 | <para>
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| 220 | <option>--disable-nm</option>: Remove this switch if you've installed
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| 221 | <xref linkend="NetworkManager"/>.
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| 222 | </para>
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| 223 |
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| 224 | <para>
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| 225 | <option>--disable-vv</option>: Video and voice. Remove this switch if
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| 226 | you've installed
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| 227 | <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Farstream">
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| 228 | Farstream (Version 0.1)</ulink>.
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| 229 | </para>
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| 230 |
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| 231 | <para>
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| 232 | <option>--disable-tcl</option>: Remove this switch if you've installed
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| 233 | <xref linkend="tcl"/>.
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| 234 | </para>
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| 235 |
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| 236 | <para>
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| 237 | <option>--enable-cyrus-sasl</option>: Use this switch if you've installed
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| 238 | <xref linkend="cyrus-sasl"/> and wish to build
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| 239 | <application>Pidgin</application> with SASL support.
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| 240 | </para>
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| 241 |
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| 242 | <para>
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| 243 | <option>--disable-gnutls</option>: Use this switch if you've got both
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| 244 | <xref linkend="gnutls"/> and <xref linkend="nss"/> installed, but want
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| 245 | to use <xref linkend="nss"/> for the SSL support.
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| 246 | </para>
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| 247 |
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| 248 | </sect2>
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| 249 |
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| 250 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 251 | <title>Configuring Pidgin</title>
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| 252 |
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| 253 | <sect3 id="pidgin-config">
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| 254 | <title>Config Files</title>
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| 255 | <para>
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| 256 | <filename>~/.purple/*</filename> and
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| 257 | <filename>~/.gtkrc-02</filename>
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| 258 | </para>
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| 259 |
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| 260 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-config">
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| 261 | <primary sortas="e-AA.purple-*">~/.purple/*</primary>
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| 262 | </indexterm>
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| 263 |
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| 264 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-config">
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| 265 | <primary sortas="e-AA.gtkrc-02">~/.gtkrc-02</primary>
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| 266 | </indexterm>
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| 267 | </sect3>
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| 268 |
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| 269 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 270 |
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| 271 | <para>
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| 272 | Most configuration can be accomplished by using the various preference
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| 273 | settings inside the programs. Additionally, you can create a
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| 274 | <filename>~/.gtkrc-02</filename> file which can store gtk+-2 theme
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| 275 | settings that affect <application>Pidgin</application> and other Gtk+ 2
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| 276 | applications. Note that an example <filename>gtkrc-02</filename> file
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| 277 | was installed during the package installation and can be used as a
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| 278 | starting point or reference.
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| 279 | </para>
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| 280 |
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| 281 | </sect3>
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| 282 |
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| 283 | </sect2>
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| 284 |
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| 285 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 286 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 287 |
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| 288 | <segmentedlist>
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| 289 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 290 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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| 291 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 292 |
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| 293 | <seglistitem>
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| 294 | <seg>
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| 295 | finch, pidgin, purple-client-example,
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| 296 | purple-remote, purple-send, purple-send-async, and
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| 297 | purple-url-handler
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| 298 | </seg>
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| 299 | <seg>
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| 300 | libgnt.so, libpurple.so, and libpurple-client.so
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| 301 | </seg>
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| 302 | <seg>
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| 303 | /usr/include/finch,
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| 304 | /usr/include/gnt,
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| 305 | /usr/include/libpurple,
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| 306 | /usr/include/pidgin,
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| 307 | /usr/lib/finch,
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| 308 | /usr/lib/gnt,
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| 309 | /usr/lib/pidgin,
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| 310 | /usr/lib/purple-2,
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| 311 | /usr/share/doc/pidgin-&pidgin-version;,
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| 312 | /usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin,
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| 313 | /usr/share/purple, and
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| 314 | /usr/share/sounds/purple
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| 315 | </seg>
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| 316 | </seglistitem>
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| 317 | </segmentedlist>
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| 318 |
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| 319 | <variablelist>
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| 320 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 321 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 322 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 323 |
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| 324 | <varlistentry id="finch">
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| 325 | <term><command>finch</command></term>
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| 326 | <listitem>
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| 327 | <para>
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| 328 | is a text-based instant messaging client.
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| 329 | </para>
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| 330 | <indexterm zone="pidgin finch">
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| 331 | <primary sortas="b-finch">finch</primary>
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| 332 | </indexterm>
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| 333 | </listitem>
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| 334 | </varlistentry>
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| 335 |
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| 336 | <varlistentry id="pidgin-prog">
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| 337 | <term><command>pidgin</command></term>
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| 338 | <listitem>
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| 339 | <para>
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| 340 | is a <application>GTK+</application> 2 instant messaging client.
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| 341 | </para>
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| 342 | <indexterm zone="pidgin pidgin-prog">
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| 343 | <primary sortas="b-pidgin">pidgin</primary>
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| 344 | </indexterm>
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| 345 | </listitem>
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| 346 | </varlistentry>
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| 347 |
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| 348 | <varlistentry id="purple-client-example">
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| 349 | <term><command>purple-client-example</command></term>
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| 350 | <listitem>
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| 351 | <para>
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| 352 | is an example that demonstrate how to use libpurple-client
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| 353 | to communicate with purple.
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| 354 | </para>
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| 355 | <indexterm zone="pidgin purple-client-example">
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| 356 | <primary sortas="b-purple-client-example">purple-client-example</primary>
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| 357 | </indexterm>
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| 358 | </listitem>
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| 359 | </varlistentry>
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| 360 |
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| 361 | <varlistentry id="purple-remote">
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| 362 | <term><command>purple-remote</command></term>
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| 363 | <listitem>
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| 364 | <para>
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| 365 | send remote commands to Pidgin/Finch.
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| 366 | </para>
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| 367 | <indexterm zone="pidgin purple-remote">
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| 368 | <primary sortas="b-purple-remote">purple-remote</primary>
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| 369 | </indexterm>
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| 370 | </listitem>
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| 371 | </varlistentry>
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| 372 |
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| 373 | <varlistentry id="purple-send">
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| 374 | <term><command>purple-send</command></term>
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| 375 | <listitem>
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| 376 | <para>
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| 377 | calls purple API functions using DBus and prints the return value.
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| 378 | </para>
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| 379 | <indexterm zone="pidgin purple-send">
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| 380 | <primary sortas="b-purple-send">purple-send</primary>
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| 381 | </indexterm>
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| 382 | </listitem>
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| 383 | </varlistentry>
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| 384 |
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| 385 | <varlistentry id="purple-send-async">
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| 386 | <term><command>purple-send-async</command></term>
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| 387 | <listitem>
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| 388 | <para>
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| 389 | calls purple API functions using DBus. As opposed to
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| 390 | <command>purple-send</command>, it does not print the return value.
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| 391 | </para>
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| 392 | <indexterm zone="pidgin purple-send-async">
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| 393 | <primary sortas="b-purple-send-async">purple-send-async</primary>
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| 394 | </indexterm>
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| 395 | </listitem>
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| 396 | </varlistentry>
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| 397 |
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| 398 | <varlistentry id="purple-url-handler">
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| 399 | <term><command>purple-url-handler</command></term>
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| 400 | <listitem>
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| 401 | <para>
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| 402 | is a python script to handle URL with purple.
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| 403 | </para>
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| 404 | <indexterm zone="pidgin purple-url-handler">
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| 405 | <primary sortas="b-purple-url-handler">purple-url-handler</primary>
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| 406 | </indexterm>
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| 407 | </listitem>
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| 408 | </varlistentry>
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| 409 |
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| 410 | </variablelist>
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| 411 |
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| 412 | </sect2>
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| 413 |
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| 414 | </sect1>
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