Install and compile pidgin in linux

Install and compile pidgin in linux-general Linux technology-Linux technology and application information. For details, refer to the following section. Original Author: Li Yiping

Pidgin. im/download source package pidgin-* .tar.bz2

Sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev libxml2-dev gettext libnss-dev libnspr-dev

Tar jxvf pidgin-* .tar.bz2
Cd pidgin -*
Compile
./Configure (recommended? Help to query required parameters)
Make
Sudo make install

./Configure this step may cause errors

1:
Configure: error:
You must have the GTK + 2.0 development headers installed to compile Pidgin.
If you only want to build Finch then specify? Disable-gtkui when running configure.

Sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev

2:
Configure: error:
You must have libxml2> = 2.6.0 development headers installed to build.

Sudo apt-get install libxml2-dev

3
Configure: error:
The msgfmt command is required to build libpurple. If it is installed on your system, ensure that it is in your path. If it is not, install GNU gettext to continue.

Sudo apt-get install gettext

An error occurred while using GTalk or MSN.

SSL Library/Libraries ......... : None (MSN and Google Talk will not work
Without SSL !)

Sudo apt-get install libnss-dev libnspr-dev

Install the spelling check function:
Sudo apt-get install libgtkspell-dev