[SOLVED] pidgin facebook problem

markomarko · 08-05-2009, 07:59 AM

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

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