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Install this package:

emerge -a net-im/pidgin

If the package is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:

autounmask net-im/pidgin

Or alternatively:

emerge --autounmask-write -a net-im/pidgin

Package Information

Description:
Pidgin is an instant messaging program for Windows, Linux, BSD, and other Unixes. You can talk to your friends using AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SIMPLE, and Zephyr.
Homepage:
https://pidgin.im/
License:
GPL-2

Versions

Version EAPI Keywords Slot
2.14.14_p1-r1 8 0/2
2.14.13_p1-r1 8 0/2

Metadata

Description

Maintainers

Upstream

Raw Metadata XML 
<pkgmetadata>
	<maintainer type="person">
		<email>nativemad@gentoo.org</email>
		<name>Andreas Schuerch</name>
	</maintainer>
	<longdescription>
		Pidgin is an instant messaging program for Windows, Linux, BSD, and other Unixes.
		You can talk to your friends using AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!,
		Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SIMPLE,
		and Zephyr.
	</longdescription>
	<use>
		<flag name="gadu">Enable Gadu Gadu protocol support</flag>
		<flag name="groupwise">Enable Novell Groupwise protocol support</flag>
		<flag name="gstreamer">Enables voice and video sessions</flag>
		<flag name="meanwhile">Enable meanwhile support for Sametime protocol</flag>
		<flag name="ncurses">Build finch, console interface</flag>
		<flag name="prediction">Enable Contact Availability Prediction plugin</flag>
		<flag name="python">Build libgnt (GLib Ncurses Toolkit used by finch) with python scripting support</flag>
		<flag name="xscreensaver">Use X screensaver protocol extension to monitor idle/active status based on mouse/keyboard events</flag>
		<flag name="zephyr">Enable Zephyr protocol support</flag>
		<flag name="sounds-only">Install only the Pidgin sounds. Feature is specific to the JRG overlay</flag>
	</use>
	<upstream>
		<remote-id type="sourceforge">pidgin</remote-id>
	</upstream>
</pkgmetadata>

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USE Flags

Manage flags for this package: euse -i <flag> -p net-im/pidgin | euse -E <flag> -p net-im/pidgin | euse -D <flag> -p net-im/pidgin

Flag Description 2.14.14_p1-r1 2.14.13_p1-r1
aqua ⚠️ ✓ ✓
dbus ⚠️ ✓ ✓
debug ⚠️ ✓ ✓
doc ⚠️ ✓ ✓
eds ⚠️ ✓ ✓
gadu Enable Gadu Gadu protocol support ✓ ✓
gnutls ⚠️ ✓ ✓
groupwise Enable Novell Groupwise protocol support ✓ ✓
gstreamer Enables voice and video sessions ⊕ ⊕
gui ⚠️ ⊕ ⊕
idn ⚠️ ✓ ✓
meanwhile Enable meanwhile support for Sametime protocol ✓ ✓
ncurses Build finch, console interface ✓ ✓
networkmanager ⚠️ ✓ ✓
nls ⚠️ ✓ ✓
perl ⚠️ ✓ ✓
prediction Enable Contact Availability Prediction plugin ✓ ✓
python Build libgnt (GLib Ncurses Toolkit used by finch) with python scripting support ✓ ✓
sasl ⚠️ ✓ ✓
sounds-only Install only the Pidgin sounds. Feature is specific to the JRG overlay ✓ ✓
spell ⚠️ ✓ ✓
tcl ⚠️ ✓ ✓
test ⚠️ ✓ ✓
tk ⚠️ ✓ ✓
v4l ⚠️ ✓ ✓
xscreensaver Use X screensaver protocol extension to monitor idle/active status based on mouse/keyboard events ⊕ ⊕
zephyr Enable Zephyr protocol support ✓ ✓
zeroconf ⚠️ ✓ ✓

Manifest

Type File Size Versions
Unmatched Entries
Type File Size
DIST pidgin-2.14.13.tar.bz2 8230755 bytes
DIST pidgin-2.14.14.tar.bz2 8121174 bytes
EBUILD pidgin-2.14.13_p1-r1.ebuild 7874 bytes
EBUILD pidgin-2.14.14_p1-r1.ebuild 7874 bytes
MISC metadata.xml 1478 bytes