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scoo007
18th May 2007, 09:14 PM
Hi all, i try to install pidgin and have this eror?!@$@!
can enybody help?
i use fedore core 6
dave.

[root@localhost Downlads]# rpm -ivh pidgin-2.0.0-0.beta7.fc6.i386.rpm
warning: pidgin-2.0.0-0.beta7.fc6.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID a9464aa9
error: Failed dependencies:
libpurple.so.0 is needed by pidgin-2.0.0-0.beta7.fc6.i386
perl(Purple) is needed by pidgin-2.0.0-0.beta7.fc6.i386

scoo007
18th May 2007, 09:52 PM
i do this next:
downloaded the pidgin.repo

and do this:

[root@localhost Downlads]# yum install pidgin-2.0.0-0.1.fc6.i386.rpmLoading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
pidgin 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 3.3 kB 00:00
pidgin : ################################################## 8/8
Parsing package install arguments
Examining pidgin-2.0.0-0.1.fc6.i386.rpm: pidgin - 2.0.0-0.1.fc6.i386
Marking pidgin-2.0.0-0.1.fc6.i386.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package pidgin.i386 0:2.0.0-0.1.fc6 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Purple) for package: pidgin
--> Processing Dependency: libpurple.so.0 for package: pidgin
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for libpurple to pack into transaction set.
http://rpm.pidgin.im/fedora/6/i386/libpurple-2.0.0-0.1.fc6.i386.rpm: [Errno 12] Timeout: <urlopen error timed out>
Trying other mirror.
Error: failure: libpurple-2.0.0-0.1.fc6.i386.rpm from pidgin: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.

scoo007
18th May 2007, 10:08 PM

everythink ok, i download the file from google and install and do yum install again and it works

Amrapali
22nd September 2007, 07:47 AM
Hey,
Could you please tell me the exact steps.
I am also getting the same error as

Downloading Packages:
(1/1): libpurple-2.2.0-0. 100% |=========================| 3.2 MB 09:40
http://rpm.pidgin.im/fedora/6/i386/libpurple-2.2.0-0.fc6.i386.rpm: [Errno 4] Socket Error: timed out
Trying other mirror.


Error Downloading Packages:
libpurple - 2.2.0-0.fc6.i386: failure: libpurple-2.2.0-0.fc6.i386.rpm from pidgin: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.


You have mentioned, you downloaded it again from google ( what is the URL)
I downloaded pidgin from http://pidgin.im

Please Help.