How To Install pidgin-hangouts on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-hangouts in Fedora 36. pidgin-hangouts is Adds pixmaps, icons and smileys for Hangouts protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-hangouts on Fedora 36.

What is `pidgin-hangouts`

Adds pixmaps, icons and smileys for Hangouts protocol implemented by hangouts-purple.

We can use yum or dnf to install pidgin-hangouts on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pidgin-hangouts.

Install pidgin-hangouts on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pidgin-hangouts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pidgin-hangouts

Install pidgin-hangouts on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pidgin-hangouts using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pidgin-hangouts

How To Uninstall pidgin-hangouts on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the pidgin-hangouts package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pidgin-hangouts

pidgin-hangouts Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/16/hangouts.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/22/hangouts.png
/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/48/hangouts.png

References

pidgin-hangouts website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-hangouts on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).