Pidgin 2.6.1 is released. Pidgin is the default IM Client for Ubuntu for a pretty long time now. And Pidgin went through a number of upgrades. But this time it is different. Pidgin brings in the much awaited Voice and Video support for XMPP and are hoping to get these killer features to other protocols as well.
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If your Pidgin is failing to connect to yahoo recently, dont worry, you are not alone. This was due to discontinued support to Yahoo protocol 16. Check pidgin changelog for more info. You need not worry about this problem. All you have to do is to upgrade your version of Pidgin to the latest edition Pidgin 2.5.7.
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Pidgin is among the most popular chat clients among others in Gnu/Linux. It is multiplatform and you can use Pidgin with different protocols like yahoo, gtalk, irc and the list goes on.
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Pidgin is an open source multiplatform internet chat client. It is one of most widely used chat client among Linux users. In Ubuntu, it comes as default installation and with its easy-to-use interface, is an instant hit among the newbie Ubuntu users. But pidgin has its share a drawbacks as well. The non availability of good emoticons like that in Yahoo or MSN messenger being one among the major drawbacks. But we do have a work around here. You could install Yahoo and MSN messenger emoticons in Pidgin. Here is how the installation works.
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• Goto System -> Preferences -> Sessions.

• Click Add. A popup window will appear.