On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 13:46, Luke Schierer<lschi...@pidgin.im> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I do not know where you might be able to find a .deb of 1.5.x but you might > be able to get away with running alien on the .rpm package that RedHat has > of 1.5.x. > > Alternately, the sources are in monotone in the im.pidgin.gaim.gtk1-stable > branch.
I think Luke meant the "im.pidgin.gaim" branch, but easier than that you can download the "Pidgin 1.5.1" tarball from sourceforge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin/files/Pidgin/1.5.1/pidgin-1.5.1.tar.bz2/download. > > On Aug 22, 2009, at 12:01 EDT, Michael Wolf wrote: >> >> I am disabled,with cognitive and anxiety issues. One thing I have >> discovered is that new isn't always a good thing, especially for something >> that is important. Instant Messenger is perhaps my most important piece of >> software as it allows me to socialize safely where I normally can't >> otherwise. >> >> But I am unable to work comfortably with Pidgin. >> >> I recently transitioned my computer from Windows to Linux, but am >> transitioning myself by installing my same version of Windows in a Virtual >> Machine. As I cannot use Pidgin because the interface is too different >> (just know that I am disabled, and there is significant difficulty >> attempting to adjust, so much so that I cannot), I am relegated to keeping >> my VM open and on the desktop at all times so that I can socialize. But I >> don't want to operate soley in Windows. >> >> The only solution is for me to acquire a copy of GAIM 1.5, or even 1.3.1 >> which I currently use, for Linux, preferably a .deb package. If anyone has >> access to the source code and can build a package or provide a copy to me so >> I can try to build one, or perhaps has a .deb package of GAIM 1.3.1. or 1.5; >> please let me know. >> We really can't recommend that you use an old version though - there are some known security vulnerabilities and several of the protocols will not work. -D _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
