On Ubuntu 10.10, Gwibber 2.32.0.1, resolution in comment 36 did not work, but the resolution in #51 did. After the edit, Gwibber needs to be shut down and restarted.
For the benefit of the non-tech community who found this thread by searching and don't know how to edit the hosts file:
From the applications menu, choose the "Accessories" menu and then "terminal."
type:
sudo gedit /etc/hosts
If prompted for your password, enter it
If you see:
127.0.1.1 [Name of Your System]
Edit that number to read 127.0.0.1
Save and close the file
(Exit the terminal)
Shut down Gwibber and restart
On Ubuntu 10.10, Gwibber 2.32.0.1, resolution in comment 36 did not work, but the resolution in #51 did. After the edit, Gwibber needs to be shut down and restarted.
For the benefit of the non-tech community who found this thread by searching and don't know how to edit the hosts file:
From the applications menu, choose the "Accessories" menu and then "terminal."
type:
sudo gedit /etc/hosts
If prompted for your password, enter it
If you see:
127.0.1.1 [Name of Your System]
Edit that number to read 127.0.0.1
Save and close the file
(Exit the terminal)
Shut down Gwibber and restart