Ubuntu
pidgin package

Unable to join AIM chat rooms

Bug #621309 reported by John Vivirito on 2010-08-20

This bug affects 1 person

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
Pidgin	New	Unknown	pidgin-bugs #12527
instantbird (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned
pidgin (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: pidgin

When invited to an AIM chat room you are unable to join the room.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Have someone send you an invite to a chat room
2. click accept
or
1. click buddies -> join a chat
2. Enter the chat room info as needed

What happens:
Nothing happens

What should happen:
Should allow me to join a chat room

I filed this bug upstream:
http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/12527

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: pidgin 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.41-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Aug 20 13:46:48 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427.1)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=C
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pidgin

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote on 2010-08-20:

Dependencies.txt Edit (5.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote on 2010-08-20:

gnomefreak@Development:~$ policy pidgin
pidgin:
  Installed: 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4
  Version table:
*** 1:2.6.6-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
gnomefreak@Development:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid

This also happens on Maverick

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote on 2010-08-23:

still fails using the following from PPA

gnomefreak@Development:~$ policy pidgin
pidgin:
  Installed: 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu1~lucid~ppa1
  Candidate: 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu1~lucid~ppa1
  Version table:
*** 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu1~lucid~ppa1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/micahg/ppa/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2010-08-23

Changed in pidgin:
status:	Unknown → New

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote on 2010-09-21:

This is still an issue here is the most recent information:
gnomefreak@Development:~$ policy pidgin
pidgin:
  Installed: 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu2
  Version table:
*** 1:2.7.3-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
gnomefreak@Development:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu maverick (development branch)
Release: 10.10
Codename: maverick
gnomefreak@Development:~$ uname -a
Linux Development 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:34:50 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux