[Question #42608]: Pidgin does not start unless i start it from terminal as super user.

[jpka]

Question #42608 on pidgin in ubuntu changed:
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jpka posted a new comment:
I have same problem: pidgin not start, with same gtk error.
(it work fine many months before...).
'sudo mv .purple purple-old'  is fixes problem, but deletes my settings.
I find more useful solution, (re)move the 'icons' subfolder. Pidgin now functional, without settings loss.

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