I have this also. It worked great when the machine was new, now it's not starting ever. See also http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=813584&page=3
Even after purging and reinstalling, I get: $$ pidgin --debug (16:23:28) prefs: Reading /home/bnesbitt/.purple/prefs.xml (16:23:28) prefs: Finished reading /home/bnesbitt/.purple/prefs.xml (16:23:28) prefs: purple_prefs_get_string: /pidgin/browsers/command not a string pref (16:23:28) dbus: okkk (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/iconaway.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/notify.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/musicmessaging.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gevolution.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp_format.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/ticker.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/xmppconsole.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/nautilus.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/timestamp.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/history.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/cap.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/pidginrc.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gestures.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/spellchk.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/extplacement.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/convcolors.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/markerline.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/pidgin/gtkbuddynote.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/offlinemsg.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/log_reader.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libyahoo.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/tcl.so (16:23:28) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/tcl.so is not loadable: libtcl8.4.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsimple.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/joinpart.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/statenotify.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libxmpp.so (16:23:28) util: Reading file xmpp-caps.xml from directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libicq.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/psychic.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libsametime.so (16:23:28) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libsametime.so has a prefs_info, but is a prpl. This is no longer supported. (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libgg.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/idle.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmyspace.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libnovell.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libmsn.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/buddynote.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libzephyr.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so (16:23:28) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/liboscar.so is not usable because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro? (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-gnutls.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/autoaccept.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/perl.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libirc.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/dbus-example.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so (16:23:28) plugins: /usr/lib/purple-2/libjabber.so is not usable because the 'purple_init_plugin' symbol could not be found. Does the plugin call the PURPLE_INIT_PLUGIN() macro? (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libbonjour.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/newline.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libqq.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/ssl-nss.so (16:23:28) plugins: probing /usr/lib/purple-2/libaim.so (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/available changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/invisible changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/away changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/extended_away changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/idle changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/status/scores/offline_msg changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) util: Reading file accounts.xml from directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) util: Reading file status.xml from directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, singleuse requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse registered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool x509, ca requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate/x509/ca: Lazy init failed because an X.509 Scheme is not yet registered. Maybe it will be better later. (16:23:28) certificate/x509/ca: Init failed, probably because a dependency is not yet registered. It has been deferred to later. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool ca registered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool x509, tls_peers requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers registered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier x509, tls_cached requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached registered (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/logging/format changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/type changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/host changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/port changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/username changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: /purple/proxy/password changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 requested but not found. (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 registered (16:23:28) stun: using server (16:23:28) sound: Initializing sound output drivers. (16:23:28) prefs: /pidgin/conversations/placement changed, scheduling save. (16:23:28) prefs: purple_prefs_connect_callback: Unknown pref /pidgin/conversations/im/show_protocol_icons (16:23:28) gtkblist: added visibility manager: 1 (16:23:28) docklet: created (16:23:28) main: exiting because another libpurple client is already running (16:23:28) blist: Attempted to save buddy list before it was read! (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 unregistered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier tls_cached unregistered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateVerifier singleuse unregistered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool tls_peers unregistered (16:23:28) certificate: CertificatePool ca unregistered (16:23:28) util: Writing file accounts.xml to directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) util: Writing file /home/bnesbitt/.purple/accounts.xml (16:23:28) util: Writing file status.xml to directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) util: Writing file /home/bnesbitt/.purple/status.xml (16:23:28) util: Writing file prefs.xml to directory /home/bnesbitt/.purple (16:23:28) util: Writing file /home/bnesbitt/.purple/prefs.xml (16:23:28) main: Unloading all plugins (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Yahoo (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin SIMPLE (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin XMPP (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin ICQ (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Sametime (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Gadu-Gadu (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin MySpaceIM (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin GroupWise (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin MSN (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Zephyr (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin SSL (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin NSS (16:23:28) certificate: CertificateScheme x509 unregistered (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Perl Plugin Loader (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin IRC (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin Bonjour (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin QQ (16:23:28) plugins: Unloading plugin AIM (16:23:28) gtkblist: removed visibility manager: 0 (16:23:28) docklet: destroyed (16:23:28) Gtk: gtk_main_quit: assertion `main_loops != NULL' failed $$ -- Pidgin won't start after upgrade to Hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222641 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
