Linux Pidgin... Removing Gaim safely...

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  1. keef247

    keef247 Minimodder

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    Hi guys and girls,
    Just wanting to install pidgin... problem is gaim is already installed and if i try to remove it i get:
    so what is the best plan of action so that I don't snuff up the rest of my apps that require it.
    I don't want to be bug searching and pasting errors I want a clean way of removing it and installing Pidgin as thats supposed to be the new name for gaim right?
    but either way I want it installed...

    so how do I do it? I've made a deb from a rpm... just can't install because it says the latest version is installed which would be the preinstalled gaim with ubuntu...

    cheers people...
     
  2. keef247

    keef247 Minimodder

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    after seeing a random link to getdeb.com i installed the 2 packages on there and pidgin runs without having to modify/uninstall gaim at all:)
    all is good.
    here's the links to the backported debs for fiesty 32/64bit versions if this will help anyone:)
    http://www.getdeb.net/comment.php?rel_id=1045
     
  3. Fophillips

    Fophillips What's a Dremel?

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    Open up Synaptic and find out what relies on gaim.

    Edit, too late.
     
  4. keef247

    keef247 Minimodder

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    no worries thanks for trying though mate:)
     
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