How to Install and Uninstall pidgin Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "pidgin" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install pidgin on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pidgin
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pidgin" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall pidgin on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pidgin
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pidgin package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: pidgin
Source: pidgin (2.13.0-2)
Version: 2.13.0-2+b1
Installed-Size: 1909
Maintainer: Ari Pollak
Architecture: amd64
Depends: pidgin-data (>= 2.13.0), pidgin-data (<< 2.13.0-z), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgadu3 (>= 1:1.8.0+r592), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.35.9), libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.0.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.32), libgtkspell0 (>= 2.0.10), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangoft2-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpurple0 (>= 2.13.0), libsm6, libx11-6, libxss1, perl-base (>= 5.28.0-3), perlapi-5.28.0
Recommends: gstreamer1.0-alsa | gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio, gstreamer1.0-libav, gstreamer1.0-plugins-base, gstreamer1.0-plugins-good
Suggests: libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9)
Description: graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client
Description-md5: d5144202de34a602a4ce8d04df208e8b
Homepage: http://www.pidgin.im
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
network::client, protocol::TODO, protocol::gadu-gadu, protocol::irc,
protocol::jabber, protocol::msn-messenger, protocol::oscar,
protocol::ssl, protocol::yahoo-messenger, protocol::zeroconf,
role::program, scope::application, uitoolkit::gtk, use::chatting,
works-with::audio, works-with::im, works-with::video, x11::application
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.13.0-2+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 604020
MD5sum: 72f9cb933bca88055ad099f1cde15897
SHA256: 043741c9d42bb188ebc7ebfce5fc1af01c956705dc3aa59d3b2f9d8e47e193c6