[Pidgin] #9868: Unable to install from PPA on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) due to dependency loop

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#9868: Unable to install from PPA on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) due to dependency loop
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 Reporter:  14cubed           |        Owner:  rekkanoryo  
     Type:  defect            |       Status:  pending     
Milestone:                    |    Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.5.8             |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  ububtu hardy ppa  |  
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Changes (by 14cubed):

  * status:  pending => new


Comment:

 Actually, the security repositories for '''netbook-remix''' are enabled
 (see above, lines 5&6 of sources.list), I've added the "normal" hardy
 repos, but, perhaps not surprisingly, they report no content for arch lpia
 (Atom).

 The netbook repos do not have perl 5.8.8-12ubuntu0.4, only 5.8.8-12.  Does
 pidgin ''really'' need that specific version, or will 5.8.8-12 do the job?
 If so, perhaps the PPA spec could be made a bit more permissive?  I'm
 assuming this is stopping a working pidgin on all NB100's running the
 factory fit Ubuntu-Hardy.  I know I could install 9.04,but I understand
 there are driver issues with the stock netbook install and the tosh, so
 I'm for sticking with what works at the moment.

 I may try installing from the standalone packages on getdeb, but that's a
 bit of a kop out, and anyway, wont help anyone else.  I need to wrestle
 with the dev packages before I try to compile from source, as I'm
 nominally a Slackware head, and all this "dependency" stuff confuses me ;)

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