Ubuntu 12.04: Pidgin stuck at the launcher

[Michael McConville]

On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 03:04:39PM -0400, julialeconte at Safe-mail.net wrote:
> Hello experts - I need your help
> 
> I have installed Pidgin, on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. It's Pidgin version:
> "1:2.10.3-0ubuntu1.6".
> 
> The problem is - when invoked (for example - typing "pidgin" at a
> terminal) - its icon shows up in the launcher -but it's stuck there.
> Nothing happens when you click on it. No window gets open.
> 
> Any ideas how to fix this?
> 
> Very strange
> 
> Julia

That is odd. Is there anything in /var/log/syslog that looks related?