How to Install and Uninstall pidgin Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "pidgin" package

Learn how to install pidgin on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall pidgin on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: pidgin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.14.12-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Richard Laager
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1954
Depends: pidgin-data (<< 1:2.14.12-z), pidgin-data (>= 1:2.14.12), 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), 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_2.14.12-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 562352
MD5sum: 8ec094e6e1d128de71e17c682f6576bf
SHA1: 751c32fb0f972efe802833bf4769a275c078bb4b
SHA256: 9f0c303995fd7ce74b57e78769749bb9392e110a69ecc883dbdb7c9baa9dcd4f
SHA512: 14c3a294ea6752e29509bd47fe2427167d0760acd9b4cdeb37f49057d4103deac527fb9b16e8b5c86e63be96f5355a0ee435417c0e1ff54fcb8d3ddefb998543
Homepage: https://www.pidgin.im
Description: graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client
Description-md5: 68edb02c49f2e1a9e2eeb3c391db46ee
Task: ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi