How to Install and Uninstall pidgin Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 13,2024

You can also install and uninstall the pidgin on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "pidgin" package

This tutorial shows how to install pidgin on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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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 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pidgin package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: pidgin
Version: 2.14.12-1
Installed-Size: 1924
Maintainer: Richard Laager
Architecture: amd64
Depends: pidgin-data (<< 2.14.12-z), pidgin-data (>= 2.14.12), perl-base (>= 5.36.0-7), perlapi-5.36.0, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.67.3), libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 (>= 1.0.0), libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.0.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libgtkspell0 (>= 2.0.10), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0), libpurple0 (>= 2.14.0), libsm6, libx11-6, libxss1
Recommends: gstreamer1.0-alsa | gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio, gstreamer1.0-libav, gstreamer1.0-plugins-base, gstreamer1.0-plugins-good, sensible-utils
Suggests: libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9)
Description: graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client
Description-md5: 560ed23f330dc376b449c0b089e6060c
Homepage: https://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_2.14.12-1_amd64.deb
Size: 592808
MD5sum: 04e4f41cda6d40c0cf5ccbb0af4156fa
SHA256: 58dce4e21438b2a6b86275ae70b276cdbe44fe512a7b6a618fa0fbb7cc324f1b