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Dependencies

A table showing some key libraries that Pidgin and libpurple depend on, and the versions of those libraries available in popular Linux distributions.

Note: These are the dependencies for the in development Pidgin 3.0.0 branch. The current dependencies for 2.x.y are found ​here.

End-of-support Farstream >= 0.2.7 GLib >= 2.40 GTK+3 >= 3.10 GStreamer >= 1.0 GPlugin >= 0.27 intltool JSON-GLib >= 0.14 libxml2 >= 2.6 Meson >= 0.37 Ninja WebKitGTK+ >= 1.3.7
Arch N/A https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/arch/farstream.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/arch/glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/arch/gtk3.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/arch/gstreamer1.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/arch/gplugin.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/arch/intltool.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/arch/json-glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/arch/libxml2.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/arch/meson.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/arch/ninja.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/arch/webkitgtk.svg
CentOS 6 2020-11-30 https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_6/farstream.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_6/glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_6/gtk3.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_6/gstreamer1.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_6/gplugin.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_6/intltool.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_6/json-glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_6/libxml2.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_6/meson.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_6/ninja.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_6/webkitgtk.svg
CentOS 7 2024-06-30 https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_7/farstream.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_7/glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_7/gtk3.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_7/gstreamer1.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_7/gplugin.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_7/intltool.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_7/json-glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_7/libxml2.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_7/meson.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_7/ninja.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/centos_7/webkitgtk.svg
Debian (stable) 2020 https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_stable/farstream.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_stable/glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_stable/gtk3.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_stable/gstreamer1.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_stable/gplugin.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_stable/intltool.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_stable/json-glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_stable/libxml2.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_stable/meson.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_stable/ninja.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_stable/webkitgtk.svg
Debian (testing) ? https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_testing/farstream.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_testing/glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_testing/gtk3.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_testing/gstreamer1.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_testing/gplugin.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_testing/intltool.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_testing/json-glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_testing/libxml2.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_testing/meson.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_testing/ninja.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/debian_testing/webkitgtk.svg
Fedora 26 ? https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_26/farstream.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_26/glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_26/gtk3.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_26/gstreamer1.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_26/gplugin.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_26/intltool.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_26/json-glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_26/libxml2.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_26/meson.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_26/ninja.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_26/webkitgtk.svg
Fedora 27 ? https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_27/farstream.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_27/glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_27/gtk3.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_27/gstreamer1.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_27/gplugin.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_27/intltool.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_27/json-glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_27/libxml2.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_27/meson.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_27/ninja.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/fedora_27/webkitgtk.svg
Gentoo N/A https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/gentoo/farstream.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/gentoo/glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/gentoo/gtk3.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/gentoo/gstreamer1.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/gentoo/gplugin.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/gentoo/intltool.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/gentoo/json-glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/gentoo/libxml2.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/gentoo/meson.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/gentoo/ninja.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/gentoo/webkitgtk.svg
Mageia 6 2019-01-16 https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/mageia_6/farstream.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/mageia_6/glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/mageia_6/gtk3.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/mageia_6/gstreamer1.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/mageia_6/gplugin.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/mageia_6/intltool.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/mageia_6/json-glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/mageia_6/libxml2.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/mageia_6/meson.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/mageia_6/ninja.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/mageia_6/webkitgtk.svg
Ubuntu 16.04 2019-04 https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_16_04/farstream.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_16_04/glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_16_04/gtk3.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_16_04/gstreamer1.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_16_04/gplugin.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_16_04/intltool.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_16_04/json-glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_16_04/libxml2.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_16_04/meson.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_16_04/ninja.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_16_04/webkitgtk.svg
Ubuntu 18.04 2023-04 https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_18_04/farstream.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_18_04/glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_18_04/gtk3.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_18_04/gstreamer1.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_18_04/gplugin.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_18_04/intltool.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_18_04/json-glib.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_18_04/libxml2.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_18_04/meson.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_18_04/ninja.svg https://repology.org/badge/version-only-for-repo/ubuntu_18_04/webkitgtk.svg

Note: The package dependencies and selection of distros in this table are updated by hand and might be out of date. This page is regenerated with ​this script.

The following Linux distributions are not listed because they have already reached their end-of-support date, or will reach their end-of-support date too soon for us to accommodate them.

  • Fedora 25 and earlier
  • Ubuntu 14.04 and earlier LTS releases
  • Ubuntu 17.10 and earlier non-LTS releases
  • Red Hat Enterprise (CentOS, Scientific Linux) 5.x and earlier
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