This is a dependency issue with the acer aspire one custom linux distribution, and the acer messenger program, basically, you have to uninstall the outdated version of libpurple, and install the new version, which in the process breaks the ACER MESSENGER program, this is widely documented on the internet.
google is your friend. -> http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpato.dudits.net%2F2008%2F08%2F14%2Fsetting-up-acer-aspire-one%2F&ei=zv-_SbznCYGcMum6kN8P&usg=AFQjCNF8sL7F0sDYPRz1OWH2Cpt7HEC6Rg&sig2=0a9fRgMWLQ2fpkVUejwk1A http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsethdepot.org%2Fsite%2Fbin%2Fview%2FMain%2FAcerAspireOne&ei=zv-_SbznCYGcMum6kN8P&usg=AFQjCNG2L9EpirDJxn1xScQLzX4Vo_fGFQ&sig2=WqMOpMqlplzLtMFm3PIR0A http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fisipnanakakahon.blog.friendster.com%2F2008%2F10%2Finstalling-mozilla-thunderbird-and-pidgin-on-acer-aspire-one%2F&ei=7f-_SZRzhKwyxdj5og0&usg=AFQjCNH0Awv0wtqOZU2GHgD13t3aSr7IRQ&sig2=5K4bVxYPSzlgbAWm0QYMzw http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.len.ro%2F2008%2F08%2Facer-aspire-one%2F&ei=7f-_SZRzhKwyxdj5og0&usg=AFQjCNGwucKgHlV4GNEsOL11xk-O23WZaQ&sig2=ThcKfDU0bRS3eWtxt5P7kQ On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:35 PM, clare forshaw <[email protected]>wrote: > > To who can help, > I have a new Acer Aspire 1 netbook, and have recently tried downloading > Pidgin. However, when i use the terminal, it starts to download, but ends, > stating: > Error: Missing Dependency: libpurple = 2.2.2-1.fc8 is needed by package > pidgin > > How can I fix this? > Many thanks! > > Clare Forshaw > [image: Image by FlamingText.com] <http://www.flamingtext.com/hmail.html> > Image by FlamingText.com <http://www.flamingtext.com/hmail2.html> > > > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live just got better. Find out > more!<http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665375/direct/01/> > > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing list > [email protected] > http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > > -- -Dustin Reeves [email protected] msn: [email protected]
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