I have this also. It worked great when the machine was new, now it's not starting ever. See also http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=813584&page=3
Even after purging and reinstalling, I get:
$$ pidgin --debug (16:23:28) prefs: Reading /home/bnesbitt/.purple/prefs.xml (16:23:28) prefs: Finished reading /home/bnesbitt/.purple/prefs.xml (16:23:28) prefs: purple_prefs_get_string: /pidgin/browsers/command not a string pref (16:23:28) dbus: okkk (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/iconaway.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/notify.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/musicmessaging.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gevolution.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp_format.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/ticker.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/xmppconsole.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/nautilus.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/history.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/cap.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/pidginrc.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gestures.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/spellchk.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/extplacement.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/convcolors.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/markerline.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gtkbuddynote.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/offlinemsg.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/log_reader.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libyahoo.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/tcl.so (16:23:28) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/tcl.so is not loadable: libtcl8.4.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsimple.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/joinpart.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/statenotify.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libxmpp.so (16:23:28) util: Reading file xmpp-caps.xml from directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libicq.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/psychic.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsametime.so (16:23:28) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libsametime.so has a prefs_info, but is a prpl. This is no longer supported. (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libgg.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/idle.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmyspace.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libnovell.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmsn.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/buddynote.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libzephyr.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so (16:23:28) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so is not usable because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro? (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-gnutls.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/autoaccept.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/perl.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libirc.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/dbus-example.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so (16:23:28) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so is not usable because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro? (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libbonjour.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/newline.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libqq.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-nss.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libaim.so (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/available changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/invisible changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/away changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/extended_away changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/idle changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline_msg changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) util: Reading file accounts.xml from directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) util: Reading file status.xml from directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, singleuse requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse registered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool x509, ca requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate/x509/ca: Lazy init failed because an X.509 Scheme is not yet registered. Maybe it will be better later. (16:23:28) certificate/x509/ca: Init failed, probably because a dependency is not yet registered. It has been deferred to later. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool ca registered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool x509, tls_peers requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers registered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, tls_cached requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached registered (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/type changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/host changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/port changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/username changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/password changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 registered (16:23:28) stun: using server (16:23:28) sound: Initializing sound output drivers. (16:23:28) prefs: /pidgin/conversations/placement changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: purple_prefs_connect_callback: Unknown pref /pidgin/conversations/im/show_protocol_icons (16:23:28) gtkblist: added visibility manager: 1 (16:23:28) docklet: created (16:23:28) main: exiting because another libpurple client is already running (16:23:28) blist: Attempted to save buddy list before it was read! (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 unregistered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached unregistered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse unregistered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers unregistered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool ca unregistered (16:23:28) util: Writing file accounts.xml to directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) util: Writing file /home/bnesbitt/.purple/accounts.xml (16:23:28) util: Writing file status.xml to directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) util: Writing file /home/bnesbitt/.purple/status.xml (16:23:28) util: Writing file prefs.xml to directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) util: Writing file /home/bnesbitt/.purple/prefs.xml (16:23:28) main: Unloading all plugins (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Yahoo (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin SIMPLE (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin XMPP (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin ICQ (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Sametime (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Gadu-Gadu (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin MySpaceIM (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin GroupWise (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin MSN (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Zephyr (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin SSL (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin NSS (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 unregistered (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Perl Plugin Loader (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin IRC (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Bonjour (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin QQ (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin AIM (16:23:28) gtkblist: removed visibility manager: 0 (16:23:28) docklet: destroyed (16:23:28) Gtk: gtk_main_quit: assertion `main_loops != NULL' failed $$
I have this also. It worked great when the machine was new, now it's not starting ever. ubuntuforums. org/showthread. php?t=813584& page=3
See also http://
Even after purging and reinstalling, I get:
$$ pidgin --debug .purple/ prefs.xml .purple/ prefs.xml prefs_get_ string: /pidgin/ browsers/ command not a string pref pidgin/ iconaway. so pidgin/ notify. so pidgin/ musicmessaging. so pidgin/ gevolution. so pidgin/ timestamp_ format. so pidgin/ ticker. so pidgin/ xmppconsole. so pidgin/ nautilus. so pidgin/ timestamp. so pidgin/ history. so pidgin/ cap.so pidgin/ pidginrc. so pidgin/ gestures. so pidgin/ spellchk. so pidgin/ extplacement. so pidgin/ convcolors. so pidgin/ markerline. so pidgin/ gtkbuddynote. so purple- 2/offlinemsg. so purple- 2/log_reader. so purple- 2/libyahoo. so purple- 2/tcl.so purple- 2/tcl.so is not loadable: libtcl8.4.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory purple- 2/libsimple. so purple- 2/joinpart. so purple- 2/statenotify. so purple- 2/libxmpp. so .purple purple- 2/libicq. so purple- 2/psychic. so purple- 2/libsametime. so purple- 2/libsametime. so has a prefs_info, but is a prpl. This is no longer supported. purple- 2/libgg. so purple- 2/idle. so purple- 2/libmyspace. so purple- 2/libnovell. so purple- 2/libmsn. so purple- 2/buddynote. so purple- 2/libzephyr. so purple- 2/liboscar. so purple- 2/liboscar. so is not usable because the 'purple_ init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin call the PURPLE_ INIT_PLUGIN( ) macro? purple- 2/ssl.so purple- 2/ssl-gnutls. so purple- 2/autoaccept. so purple- 2/perl. so purple- 2/libirc. so purple- 2/dbus- example. so purple- 2/libjabber. so purple- 2/libjabber. so is not usable because the 'purple_ init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin call the PURPLE_ INIT_PLUGIN( ) macro? purple- 2/libbonjour. so purple- 2/newline. so purple- 2/libqq. so purple- 2/ssl-nss. so purple- 2/libaim. so status/ scores/ offline changed, scheduling save. status/ scores/ available changed, scheduling save. status/ scores/ invisible changed, scheduling save. status/ scores/ away changed, scheduling save. status/ scores/ extended_ away changed, scheduling save. status/ scores/ idle changed, scheduling save. status/ scores/ offline_ msg changed, scheduling save. .purple .purple x509/ca: Lazy init failed because an X.509 Scheme is not yet registered. Maybe it will be better later. x509/ca: Init failed, probably because a dependency is not yet registered. It has been deferred to later. logging/ format changed, scheduling save. logging/ format changed, scheduling save. proxy/username changed, scheduling save. proxy/password changed, scheduling save. conversations/ placement changed, scheduling save. prefs_connect_ callback: Unknown pref /pidgin/ conversations/ im/show_ protocol_ icons .purple .purple/ accounts. xml .purple .purple/ status. xml .purple .purple/ prefs.xml
(16:23:28) prefs: Reading /home/bnesbitt/
(16:23:28) prefs: Finished reading /home/bnesbitt/
(16:23:28) prefs: purple_
(16:23:28) dbus: okkk
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(16:23:28) util: Reading file xmpp-caps.xml from directory /home/bnesbitt/
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(16:23:28) prefs: /purple/
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(16:23:28) util: Reading file accounts.xml from directory /home/bnesbitt/
(16:23:28) util: Reading file status.xml from directory /home/bnesbitt/
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, singleuse requested but not found.
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse registered
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool x509, ca requested but not found.
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
(16:23:28) certificate/
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(16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool ca registered
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool x509, tls_peers requested but not found.
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers registered
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, tls_cached requested but not found.
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached registered
(16:23:28) prefs: /purple/
(16:23:28) prefs: /purple/
(16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/type changed, scheduling save.
(16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/host changed, scheduling save.
(16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/port changed, scheduling save.
(16:23:28) prefs: /purple/
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(16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found.
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 registered
(16:23:28) stun: using server
(16:23:28) sound: Initializing sound output drivers.
(16:23:28) prefs: /pidgin/
(16:23:28) prefs: purple_
(16:23:28) gtkblist: added visibility manager: 1
(16:23:28) docklet: created
(16:23:28) main: exiting because another libpurple client is already running
(16:23:28) blist: Attempted to save buddy list before it was read!
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 unregistered
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached unregistered
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse unregistered
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers unregistered
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool ca unregistered
(16:23:28) util: Writing file accounts.xml to directory /home/bnesbitt/
(16:23:28) util: Writing file /home/bnesbitt/
(16:23:28) util: Writing file status.xml to directory /home/bnesbitt/
(16:23:28) util: Writing file /home/bnesbitt/
(16:23:28) util: Writing file prefs.xml to directory /home/bnesbitt/
(16:23:28) util: Writing file /home/bnesbitt/
(16:23:28) main: Unloading all plugins
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Yahoo
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin SIMPLE
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin XMPP
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin ICQ
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Sametime
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Gadu-Gadu
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin MySpaceIM
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin GroupWise
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin MSN
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Zephyr
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin SSL
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin NSS
(16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 unregistered
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Perl Plugin Loader
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin IRC
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Bonjour
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin QQ
(16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin AIM
(16:23:28) gtkblist: removed visibility manager: 0
(16:23:28) docklet: destroyed
(16:23:28) Gtk: gtk_main_quit: assertion `main_loops != NULL' failed
$$