*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 389322 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/389322
Dear Montel, Thanks for your notes regarding Pidgin connectivity to Yahoo from the Launchpad site. You'll have to forgive me, not only am I new to Linux, but I also don't know the protocol for the Launchpad site, or whether it is okay to contact a member directly or instead post to the site. Perhaps you can advise about that as well. Anyway, I have two messages from you as follows: 1. > You are not using the newest release of Ubuntu. There is a release fix > for Pidgin on Jaunty, and others have confirmed that it does work > after > the fix. 2. > Easy Peasy is really Ubuntu 8.10, I am sue that you know that. There > is > a fix relase for Jaunty and it appears that other users have confirmed > that it indeed is fixed in the newest release. I am on an EEE Pc right > now, and I am running Xubuntu 9.04. You should really try it out. It > indeed is worth it Yes, I did know that Easy Peasy 1.1. is an Ubuntu 8.10 based distro. My Asus 901 came with Xandros which I really didn't like, and I found their repositories most unreliable. The two distros that appeared tailored to the EEE PCs which I test drove via USB and did like were Easy Peasy and Cruncheee. Both of course are not using the new Ubunbu 9.04. I guess I had assumed that I needed to look for a distro which was optimized for the EEE. Cruncheee comes with few programs installed (but an attractive interface). One can always add what you would really use later, I suppose. Easy Peasy is more fully fleshed out, but then it does have many things I will never use (games, for example). Easy Peasy warns against upgrading to 9.04. I don't know what Crunch Bang says about the issue. Further confusing to me is that everyone seems to have a later version of Pidgin than is available to me. Mine is 2.5.2, but the Updater shows it as the highest available to me on this Distro. A Pidgin Security patch was just released, and it was after that that I was no longer able to connect, so I'm not sure where my issue fits into the larger Yahoo server picture. From your second note, I gather that you are happy with Xubuntu 9.04, and that everything seems to work as it is supposed to on an EEE. I have to admit that I hadn't researched that yet. I'll start to do that right now. (I have to get my "Linux" friend to help with installations and all. I am competent of Windows and Macs which I still own and use, but totally new to Linux.) Christopher Dr. J-P. Christopher Jackson, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus The University of Lethbridge http://www.uleth.ca/finearts/music/staff (See Professors Emeriti Group) -- unable to connect yahoo https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391945 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Backports Testing Team, which is subscribed to Hardy Backports (via bug 389322). -- ubuntu-backports mailing list ubuntu-backports@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-backports