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markomarko 08-05-2009 07:59 AM
pidgin facebook problem
 
i have pidgin 2.5.8
from http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-face...downloads/list i downloaded pidgin-facebookchat-1.60.tar.bz2 and installed it, but this plugin doesnt appear in plugin list...
i copied files from archive in /usr directory and also in home/user/.purple/plugins directory, and still nothing...
and in "new account" there is no facebook in dropdown list

i have slackware 12 if it means something...
TIA!

pwc101 08-05-2009 08:18 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-facebookchat/wiki/FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
The plugin doesn't show up in the list of accounts to add

<snip>

Linux:

* Install json-glib.
* It may be called libjson-glib in your package manager
Have you installed this package? It's available as a SlackBuild from http://slackbuilds.org/repository/12...ies/json-glib/. I'd try building and installing that, then see if it works.

markomarko 08-06-2009 02:14 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pwc101 (Post 3632217)
Have you installed this package? It's available as a SlackBuild from http://slackbuilds.org/repository/12...ies/json-glib/. I'd try building and installing that, then see if it works.
Excellent, it works! installing this package solved the problem :-)

thank you!

pwc101 08-06-2009 04:23 PM
Glad it's working :)


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