We have tried to keep it as simple as possible. So here it is!
First of all, be sure that you have downloaded and installed Pidgin and Adobe Flash Player.
You will need these packages to be installed before compiling the plugin on your machine:
- pidgin-dev
- libglib2.0-dev
- libcurl3-dev
- libwebkit-dev >= 1.1.12
On Ubuntu Karmic you may type the following in a terminal to install the dependencies...
sudo apt-get install pidgin-dev libglib2.0-dev libcurl3-dev libwebkit-dev
On other Ubuntu versions, if you don't see the right version of the libwebkit-dev package in the repositories, you can find it here. This page will tell you how to install it on your machine in just a few steps:
- Write in a terminal...
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 2D9A3C5B
- Open System > Administration > Software Sources.
- Click on the Third-Party Software tab.
- Click on the Add button.
- Paste the line below and click on the Add Source button.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webkit-team/ppa/ubuntu YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION main
where YOUR_UBUNTU_VERSION is jaunty for Jaunty (9.04), intrepid for Intrepid (8.10) or hardy for Hardy (8.04). Then click Close.
- Open System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager, press the Reload button and get the latest version of the libwebkit-dev package.
Extract the archive you have downloaded. The compilation should be easy like...
./configure
make
make install
Restart Pidgin, activate Pidgin Embedded Video under the "Plugins" menu and have fun! ;)
As a side note, you can uninstall the plugin with...
make uninstall