Install Pidgin 2.0.0 on Ubuntu Feisty (with all plugins)

You can easily get the vanilla Pidgin 2.0 .deb (installation file for Ubuntu Feisty). The only thing i was missing badly were the plugins! I was really used to the libnotify and autoreply plugins. Anyway, so i鈥檝e compiled a .deb here for the Purple Plugin Pack. Plugins in the Plugin Pack Album Auto Accept Auto-rejoin Auto Reply awaynotify Bash.org Buddy Icon Tools Buddy List Options Buddy Note buddytime chronic convcolors Dice DiffTopic Magic 8 Ball Flip gRIM Group Message Hide Conversation IRC Helper Irssi Features Last Seen List Handler Marker Line My Status Box napster New Line Nick Said Offline Message Old Logger Plonkers Schedule Separate and Tab Show Offline Sim Fix Slash Exec SSL Info Stocker Switch Spell Talk Filters XMMS Remote XChat-Chats Edit: Thanks to Karthik, we have 64 bit debs for the plugin pack too!...

May 12, 2007 路 1 min 路 210 words 路 Kalpik Nigam

Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn Released

Its finally here! And im running it 馃榾 Due to all the traffic rush, Ubuntu.com is down! On their homepage: Thank you to everyone who has helped make Ubuntu 7.04 a reality. Thousands of you have helped code, test, translate and promote Ubuntu and everyone can celebrate today鈥檚 release. If you are looking for general information about the Ubuntu project, the main site will be back shortly. For official mirrors to download, please see the Ubuntu homepage....

April 19, 2007 路 1 min 路 77 words 路 Kalpik Nigam

Introducing the Gutsy Gibbon

From the Ubuntu mailing lists: Folks, allow me to introduce the Gutsy Gibbon, who will be succeeding the Feisty Fawn as the focus of our development love in a few short weeks, for release in October 2007. Hehe.. Funny name i must say.. But then i think about Warty Warthog, Hoary Hedgehog, Breezy Badger, Dapper Drake, Edgy Eft and Feisty Fawn.. Anyway, whatever the name may be, Ubuntu ROCKS!

April 12, 2007 路 1 min 路 69 words 路 Kalpik Nigam

Ubuntu Feisty 7.04 Beta Released!

Ubuntu Feisty Beta hits the servers! From Official Announcement: The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 7.04. Ubuntu 7.04 is the most user-friendly Ubuntu to date and includes a ground-breaking Windows migration assistant, excellent wireless networking support and improved multimedia support. Ubuntu 7.04 server edition adds support for hardware facilities that speed up the use of virtual machines as well as other improved hardware support, making it an excellent choice as a web, database, file and print server, the fastest growing area of Linux server use....

March 24, 2007 路 1 min 路 205 words 路 Kalpik Nigam