Public bug reported:
steps to reproduce :
1 - install quantal desktop using standard install media
2 - install pidgin and some additional plugins :
sudo apt-get install pidgin*
3 - start pidgin
4 - add an account or two
5 - on the tools menu, select plugins
6 - check the checkbox to enable the irc helpper plugin
7 - check the checkbox to enable the irssi features plugin
8 - open terminal
9 - run sudo do-release-upgrade -d
10 - reboot
11 - start pidgin
Steps to restore pidgin :
1 - be sure that all instances of pidgin and other libpurple based IM clients
are closed
2 - open a gnome terminal or similar
3 - run sudo rm -rf .purple
4 - start pidgin
5 - don't enable these plugins now else Pidgin will crash again
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: pidgin 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-6.13-generic 3.8.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 19 20:20:05 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-10 (9 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pidgin
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-02-15 (4 days ago)
** Affects: pidgin (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring running-unity
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1130453
Title:
Pidgin crashes with IRC plugins enabled
Status in “pidgin” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
steps to reproduce :
1 - install quantal desktop using standard install media
2 - install pidgin and some additional plugins :
sudo apt-get install pidgin*
3 - start pidgin
4 - add an account or two
5 - on the tools menu, select plugins
6 - check the checkbox to enable the irc helpper plugin
7 - check the checkbox to enable the irssi features plugin
8 - open terminal
9 - run sudo do-release-upgrade -d
10 - reboot
11 - start pidgin
Steps to restore pidgin :
1 - be sure that all instances of pidgin and other libpurple based IM clients
are closed
2 - open a gnome terminal or similar
3 - run sudo rm -rf .purple
4 - start pidgin
5 - don't enable these plugins now else Pidgin will crash again
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: pidgin 1:2.10.7-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-6.13-generic 3.8.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 19 20:20:05 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-10 (9 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pidgin
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-02-15 (4 days ago)
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