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[shilohap]

I placed the folder "pidgin-2.5.4" in the "tmp" folder on the root logged in as 'Super User" any suggestions on how I get this version of "pidgin" to install? I'm having trouble. Haven't had any success with YaST when I search it only finds the older version of "pidgin" The latest version I have stored in a folder named Downloads in my "home" dir. I managed to install Thunderbird so I am making progress. Cheers!

[LuisC-SM]

Originally Posted by shilohap

I placed the folder "pidgin-2.5.4" in the "tmp" folder on the root logged in as 'Super User" any suggestions on how I get this version of "pidgin" to install? I'm having trouble. Haven't had any success with YaST when I search it only finds the older version of "pidgin" The latest version I have stored in a folder named Downloads in my "home" dir. I managed to install Thunderbird so I am making progress. Cheers!

Hi.

In my previus post I said to you to use YasT

If you use Yast You will get Pidgin 2.5.4 which is the latest, Just Add the repository from GNOME Community.and voilá... if you have problems to add a repository let me know to "link" you to the correct thread. you can add more repositories, just be carefull .

Luis

PS. If you want to install your dpwnloaded version just do as I sid before. open a termina/konsole and cd to that directory

#cd /tmp
#rpm -Uvh pidgin*.rpm

[shilohap]

I Tried the terminal command and no luck
I would appreciate the link to the Gnome community. I will add it to the repository.
I do have pidgin in a local directory in my repository, but it will not install from there either.

The pidgin file is in the tmp directory on the root so I'm not crazy.

drwxr-xr-x 9 User users 4096 2009-02-06 16:00 pidgin-2.5.4

Thanks for your help and patience.

[LuisC-SM]

Hi.

Sorry for not answering but I was out the city.

The GNOME Comunity repos must be added via Yast Sofware Repositories. So you have to open Yast >> Repositories >> Add and choose the option Comunity repositories... there you will see GNOME Stable and GNOME Comunity, mark the respective checkbox and accept the signature... after that, you have to go back to Sotware Install/Uninstall and choose pidgin... that's it my friend...

Good luck

Luis

[shilohap]

Originally Posted by LuisC-SM

Hi.

Sorry for not answering but I was out the city.

The GNOME Comunity repos must be added via Yast Sofware Repositories. So you have to open Yast >> Repositories >> Add and choose the option Comunity repositories... there you will see GNOME Stable and GNOME Comunity, mark the respective checkbox and accept the signature... after that, you have to go back to Sotware Install/Uninstall and choose pidgin... that's it my friend...

Good luck

Luis

Greatly appreciated. It worked!