Public bug reported: Binary package hint: empathy
I upgraded from Jaunty to Karmic and saw this post: http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/10/02/ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala-beta- released-testers-needed/ I ran 'apt-get install empathy' and followed the instructions to start it. When I tried to add an account via Edit > Accounts, the Accounts window said "No protocol installed" and "TO add a new account, you first have to intall a backend for each protocol you want to use." It doesn't say what packages provide the backends nor does it offer to install them itself. (via PackageKit or some such thing) 'apt-cache search empathy backend' returns nothing. I eventually discovered enough to install telepathy-{gabble,salut} and some others, but when I restart empathy the Accounts window shows me the same thing. I'm not sure novices would even know what a "backend" means in this context. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Oct 1 20:39:39 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Package: empathy 2.28.0-0ubuntu2 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic SourcePackage: empathy Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64 ** Affects: empathy (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug -- Does not install, suggest, or use protocol packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/440345 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
