Changes between Version 58 and Version 59 of Installing Pidgin

Timestamp:

May 13, 2010, 2:49:03 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

datallah

Comment:

Update some stuff for 2.7.0

Installing Pidgin

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 The pidgin installer can be run in a "silent" mode by using the following syntax:
 {{{
-pidgin-x.y.z.exe /DS=1 /SMS=0 /L=1033 /S /D=C:\Pidgin
+pidgin-x.y.z-offline.exe /DS=1 /SMS=0 /L=1033 /S /D=C:\Pidgin
 }}}
 The `/L` flag sets the language (Windows LCID) used by the installer, as well as
-Pidgin itself.  The `/D` flag, if specified, sets the installation directory; it must be the last parameter used in the command line and must not contain any quotes, even if the path contains spaces. You may omit both the `/L` and `/D` flags and use the defaults which are 1033 (English) and `%PROGRAMFILES%\Pidgin` respectively. The `/DS` and `/SMS` flags can be used to enable or disable the Desktop and Start Menu Shortcuts.  The same applies to non-gtk versions. If you need to specify the GTK+ install path (Default is `%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\GTK\2.0`); download the latest GTK+ standalone installer and the `no-gtk` pidgin package and run the following:
-{{{
-gtk-runtime-x.y.z-rev-a.exe /L=1033 /S /NOUI /D=C:\GTK+
-pidgin-x.y.z-no-gtk.exe /L=1033 /S /D=C:\Pidgin
-}}}
-The GTK+ installer has two silent states. One with message boxes: `/S`, and one without: `/S /NOUI`.  This is because the installer was made to run from within the Pidgin installer, where you would expect to see message boxes for errors.
+Pidgin itself.  The `/D` flag, if specified, sets the installation directory; it must be the last parameter used in the command line and must not contain any quotes, even if the path contains spaces. You may omit both the `/L` and `/D` flags and use the defaults which are 1033 (English) and `%PROGRAMFILES%\Pidgin` respectively. The `/DS` and `/SMS` flags can be used to enable or disable the Desktop and Start Menu Shortcuts. 
+You'll want to use the "offline" installer to do this.
 
 === Can I run Pidgin on Windows98/ME? ===
-Yes, but you need to use an old GTK+ runtime (2.6.10 or older); you can download the [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pidgin/gtk-runtime-2.6.10-rev-a.exe standalone GTK+ 2.6.10 runtime installer] and install it separately before installing Pidgin.  These old GTK+ versions are unmaintained and will have bugs that won't be fixed.
+The last version of Pidgin that will run on Windows 98/ME is [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pidgin/pidgin-2.6.6-no-gtk.exe 2.6.6] and you will need to download the [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pidgin/gtk-runtime-2.6.10-rev-a.exe standalone GTK+ 2.6.10 runtime installer] and install it separately before installing Pidgin.  These old Pidgin and GTK+ versions are unmaintained and will have bugs that won't be fixed.
 
 === How do I build Pidgin for Windows? ===