pidgin command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix pidgin command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

pidgin: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: pidgin: command not found

Solutions to pidgin: command not found

How To Fix pidgin: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu pidgin is provided by pidgin package.

pidgin is:

Pidgin is a graphical, modular instant messaging client capable of using multiple networks at once. Currently supported are: AIM/ICQ, IRC, Jabber/XMPP/Google Talk, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, and SIMPLE.

Some extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality:

  • gnome-panel | kdebase-workspace-bin | docker:
    • To use the system tray icon functionality (minimizing to an icon, having the icon blink when there are new messages, etc.)
  • libsqlite3-0:
    • To use Contact Availability Prediction plugin

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install pidgin

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install pidgin.

sudo apt -y install pidgin

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install pidgin

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix pidgin command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.