FC8安装pidgin（不只是支持QQ的聊天软件）

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FC7和FC8的软件安装方式已经变得非常容易，其他版本的FC可以到Pidgin的官方下载安装包。

我工作在FC8中，只要在终端中以root身份运行：#yum install pidgin（注意:你的Linux需要连接到互联网。）

下面是终端中的演示：
[Bob@localhost ~]$ su

口令：
[root@localhost Bob]# yum install pidgin
[Errno 4] IOError:
Trying other mirror.
[Errno 12] Timeout:
Trying other mirror.
updates 100% |=========================| 2.3 kB 00:00
primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 144 kB 01:24
[Errno 4] Socket Error: timed out
Trying other mirror.
primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 1.9 MB 03:25
[Errno -1] Metadata file does not match checksum
Trying other mirror.
primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 2.0 MB 01:59
fedora 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package pidgin - 2.2.2-1.fc8.i386 is already installed.
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package pidgin.i386 0:2.4.0-1.fc8 set to be updated
–> Processing Dependency: libpurple = 2.4.0-1.fc8 for package: pidgin
–> Running transaction check
—> Package libpurple.i386 0:2.4.0-1.fc8 set to be updated
–> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==============================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
===============================
Updating:
pidgin i386 2.4.0-1.fc8 updates 1.2 M
Updating for dependencies:
libpurple i386 2.4.0-1.fc8 updates 7.3 M

Transaction Summary
=============================
Install 0 Package(s)
Update 2 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 8.4 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
[Errno 4] IOError:
Trying other mirror.
(1/2): pidgin-2.4.0-1.fc8 100% |=========================| 1.2 MB 00:08
(2/2): libpurple-2.4.0-1. 100% |=========================| 7.3 MB 02:38
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Updating : libpurple ######################### [1/4]
Updating : pidgin ######################### [2/4]
Cleanup : libpurple ######################### [3/4]
Cleanup : pidgin ######################### [4/4]

Updated: pidgin.i386 0:2.4.0-1.fc8
Dependency Updated: libpurple.i386 0:2.4.0-1.fc8
Complete!
[root@localhost Bob]#

安装完成后就可以在Gnome左上角的菜单中选择“应用程序”->“Internet”->“Pidgin 互联网通信程序” 来启动Pidgin。

第一次使用，会显示如上图所示的“帐户”窗口，你也可以执行Pidgin的“帐户”->“管理（Ctrl+A）”菜单命令显示这个窗口。