How to Install and Uninstall pidgin-skype-common Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "pidgin-skype-common" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install pidgin-skype-common on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "pidgin-skype-common" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall pidgin-skype-common on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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-skype-common package on Kali Linux

Package: pidgin-skype-common
Source: pidgin-skype
Version: 20240122+gitab786a3+dfsg-2
Installed-Size: 208
Maintainer: Patrick Zajda
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: pidgin-skype (<< 20121121+svn646+dfsg-1), skype4pidgin
Provides: skype4pidgin
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.75.3), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.5.2), libpurple0 (>= 2.10.12), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Breaks: pidgin-skype (<< 20121121+svn646+dfsg-1), skype4pidgin
Size: 73956
SHA256: fab5cc52689af4a5c86e433d2344a0301a30520ac0276a50577d19018615ab9d
SHA1: 7f100361e685313b07cf915543258a3e92bbcfba
MD5sum: af080bb22cb07f31fc67bbfaca315054
Description: Skype plugin for libpurple messengers (common files)
This protocol plugin allows libpurple to communicate with Skype Web.
Applications using libpurple (Pidgin, Finch, Empathy/Telepathy,
etc.) can thus show your Skype contacts alongside those from
other protocols, and you can communicate with them using that
application.
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This product uses the web version of Skype.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/EionRobb/skype4pidgin
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pidgin-skype/pidgin-skype-common_20240122+gitab786a3+dfsg-2_amd64.deb