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Sat Jun 11 00:42:34 EDT 2022
On 2022-06-10 15:32, Dan Small wrote:
> I am minimally computer literate and need to figure out how to get and install the plugin that will allow Google Chat to work with Pidgin.
>
> I have used Pidgin for years to communicate with my disabled wife first through Google Talk and more recently Hangouts. I really need to try to make this work rather then reinvent the wheel.
There are instructions on https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-googlechat#windows
But to make it easier on you:
Close Pidgin
Copy https://eion.robbmob.com/libgooglechat.dll into %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Pidgin\plugins\
Copy https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-googlechat/raw/master/libprotobuf-c-1.dll into %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Pidgin\
Copy https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-googlechat/raw/master/libjson-glib-1.0.dll into %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Pidgin\
Copy https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-googlechat/raw/master/googlechat16.png to %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Pidgin\pixmaps\pidgin\protocols\16\googlechat.png
Copy https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-googlechat/raw/master/googlechat22.png to %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Pidgin\pixmaps\pidgin\protocols\22\googlechat.png
Copy https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-googlechat/raw/master/googlechat48.png to %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Pidgin\pixmaps\pidgin\protocols\48\googlechat.png
Open Pidgin
Browse to https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=PZMBF2QVF69GA and send Eion $1 (optional step)
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