Today my package update manager upgraded my Pidgin from v2.5.7 to v2.5.8. There are a lot of fixes, especially with the Yahoo Messenger problem from v2.5.7. Like buddy refresh — v2.5.7 had a problem with buddy refresh, so your buddy list never updated when they signed in or signed off. This bug was really annoying, and thanks to Pidgin for fixing it. Another fix I noticed is buddy pictures/avatars: Pidgin v2.5.7 didn’t show avatars, and now they show up.
Before I knew about this problem, I tried to upgrade a couple of times and the repository said there was no Pidgin update available. I wondered why they were 3-4 days late to update the repositories. But it doesn’t matter because I already have the latest Pidgin now, and I’m quite happy to use Pidgin as my IM client.
How about you? Do you like Pidgin too? If so, please leave a comment. Thanks and have a nice day.
ps: to upgrade Pidgin please refer to this post.