Pidgin v2.7.9 publishes IM tools that support multiple common instant messaging protocols

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Version 2.7.9 (12/26/2010) Update:

· Msn:fix cve-2010-4528, a crash when receiving the short packets related to P2pv2.

Version 2.7.8 (12/19/2010) Update:

• Repair Purple-remote exception under Python 2.6
• New UI hack to assist in First-time setup for Facebook accounts with icon from Jakub Szypulka.)
• Fix problems with AIM and ICQ users not setting message status correctly
• Update Gadu-gadu external dependent Libgadu version, minimum requirements Libgadu 1.9.0
• Fix multiple bugs in Pidgin MSN
• Terminate support for content types not supported by Jingle sessions in the XMPP protocol

Download Address:

Pidgin 2.7.9 for Windows:
Http://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin/files/Pidgin/2.7.9/pidgin-2.7.9.exe

Pidgin 2.7.9 Source:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin/files/Pidgin/2.7.9/pidgin-2.7.9.tar.bz2

Pidgin 2.7.9 for Centos/rhel:
Http://rpm.pidgin.im/centos/pidgin.repo

Ubuntu:

Ubuntu ships Pidgin but does not update it over a release (except for security issues and high-severity). For those users who desire new releases of the Pidgin, we have packaged Pidgin in a PPA. If you are encounter problems with these packages, try building the source and the bug.
To the setup of the PPA, follow these tournaments:
1. Click to download the Pidgin PPA package.
2. Select Open with:and gdebi Package Installer. Click OK.
3. Click Install Package.
4. Click Close. Then close Gdebi.
After doing this, check for and apply updates:
1. Click System, point to Administration, and click Update Manager.
2. Click Check.
3. Click Install Updates.

Future Pidgin updates'll show up in Update Manager along with the usual Ubuntu updates.
This PPA often lags behind the source releases couple of
This PPA supports Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) and newer.