Ubuntu
pidgin-skype package

Incoming messages don't appear in Pidgin

Bug #760574 reported by Andy
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pidgin-skype (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: pidgin-skype

Since some days I just can send messages through Pidgin but not receive any anymore.

Incoming messages just appear in Skype as unread, but don't end up in Pidgin's message window.

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Markus Klinga (laite) wrote :

I confirm that. I can send chat messages from pidgin to skype, but can't receive any.

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Andy (theonlyandy) wrote :

Actually the bug is already fixed upstream!

If you download and install the plugin directly from the author's website (skype4pidgin), it works again, but got other problems.

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n3ko (n3ko74) wrote :

I can confirm the fix.
Copy the .so files from skype4pidgin.deb (#deb/CONTENTS/usr/lib/purple-2) to /usr/lib/purple-2 and the plugin starts working again.

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Gargamel64 (gargamel64) wrote :

Yes, this bug is annoying.
The solution is just as n3ko said, and the .so file (and instructions) can be found here:
http://eion.robbmob.com/

it can work with the "pidgin-skype" package, without installing skype4pidgin.deb.
Just move the .so file to pidgin's directory.

Launchpad Janitor (janitor)
Changed in pidgin-skype (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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concretez (sperrgut998) wrote :

The website http://eion.robbmob.com/ is currently down, so I cannot check the latest version 7 workaround.

Skype 4.0.0.8 on a 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 doesn't work with the latest version of pidgin-skype from the official repository.

pidgin 2.10.3
skype 4.0.0.8
pidgin-skype 20110407+svn612+dfsg-1.1

As the other messages are much older, maybe the bug would need to be reopened.

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Yfrwlf (yfrwlf) wrote :

Still present in Ubuntu 13.10. Some contact's IMs won't get through to Pidgin while other's will.

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schmellis (schmollusk) wrote :

still experience this in ubuntu 13.10 with
skype 4.2.0.11
pidgin 2.10.7
skype4pidgin

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