How to Install and Uninstall pidgin Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 29,2024

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

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "pidgin" package

Learn how to install pidgin on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall pidgin on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: pidgin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.14.8-1ubuntu2.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Richard Laager
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2076
Depends: pidgin-data (<< 1:2.14.8-z), pidgin-data (>= 1:2.14.8), perl-base, perlapi-5.34.0, 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), libmessaging-menu0 (>= 0.6.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0), libpurple0 (>= 2.14.0), libsm6, libunity9 (>= 3.4.6), libx11-6, libxss1
Recommends: gstreamer1.0-alsa | gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio, gstreamer1.0-libav, gstreamer1.0-plugins-base, gstreamer1.0-plugins-good, sensible-utils, pidgin-libnotify
Suggests: libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), gnome-panel (>= 2.1) | kdebase-workspace-bin | docker, evolution-data-server (>= 1.10.0)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.14.8-1ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 525188
MD5sum: 0572e643963c4ed3060225cc1d3ad693
SHA1: ccca47221a2fe97bd6bee46067f51959eb6f4db5
SHA256: 98ec0ae7213f6a7ee69179464652f26dc3dc79fe696e50d82f0097943c70da34
SHA512: 382f6d71c35db5a2e49eb417b5f670a0516337aa08daa917699b341efa92f850989cecee8c0ac7f4f0fa5e6c83d86628d5375e6b13a69a7c4e73f98679a1bd00
Homepage: https://www.pidgin.im
Description: graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client
Description-md5: 9a28693d26b43c6c3ae4758c17417364

Package: pidgin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.14.8-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Richard Laager
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2148
Depends: pidgin-data (<< 1:2.14.8-z), pidgin-data (>= 1:2.14.8), perl-base, perlapi-5.34.0, 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), libmessaging-menu0 (>= 0.6.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0), libpurple0 (>= 2.14.0), libsm6, libunity9 (>= 3.4.6), libx11-6, libxss1
Recommends: gstreamer1.0-alsa | gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio, gstreamer1.0-libav, gstreamer1.0-plugins-base, gstreamer1.0-plugins-good, sensible-utils, pidgin-libnotify
Suggests: libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), gnome-panel (>= 2.1) | kdebase-workspace-bin | docker, evolution-data-server (>= 1.10.0)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pidgin/pidgin_2.14.8-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 523324
MD5sum: ba9906add94ae6f217f5a42164c6f9cc
SHA1: 4a2935359e34526fdb37ef57cec73ba511fb7fa5
SHA256: bac5af395a0e04757dbca36918f9add53c67d0120e583fc3be30065fcdf309eb
SHA512: 393aa5ead11c16d9e0220b08c7e473e81900d6481c087ca334b95af4574d3a5c25eb8fee149a24ad193fd5bbb13611124740f5f0c9479f2ac0d5a8f1c3335d6e
Homepage: https://www.pidgin.im
Description: graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client
Description-md5: 9a28693d26b43c6c3ae4758c17417364