I removed /usr/lib/sasl2/*digestmd5*, then did "apt-get --reinstall install libsasl2-modules".
Pidgin no longer crashes, and I am no longer able to reproduce the issue.
I removed /usr/lib/ sasl2/* digestmd5* , then did "apt-get --reinstall install libsasl2-modules".
Pidgin no longer crashes, and I am no longer able to reproduce the issue.