cant install pidgin 2.4.3 on ubuntu 8.04

[mahmoud]

i downloaded pidgin 2.4.3 but cant install it
it doesn't appear in the add/remove program list so i can install it

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Aug 5 23:08:40 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.3
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686

[Nick Ellery (nick.ellery)]

Thanks for your report. Pidgin is already installed on your Ubuntu system, and it is therefore not necessary to manually install it. You can run the application by going to Applications > Internet > Pidgin Internet Messenger. If for whatever reason you do not see Pidgin there, you can install it by entering:

sudo apt-get install pidgin

into a terminal.

I'm closing this report, since it doesn't seem to be a valid issue, and please don't hesitate to report bugs in the future!

[Neil Munro (neilmunro-deactivatedaccount)]

This bug was marked as closed but no apparent action was taken, bug is being set to incomplete and will close automatically. If the problem persists please do not hesitate to re-open this bug, however with the Intrepid Ibex out in mere days please try using that version of Ubuntu before re-opening this bug.