How to Enable Facebook Chat for Pidgin in Ubuntu

If you want to enable Facebook Chat for Pidgin in Ubuntu you need to install Facebook Chat for Pidgin plugin.This is a Facebook chat plugin for Pidgin and libpurple messengers. It connects to the new Facebook Chat IM service without the need for an API key.

Currently the plugin can log into the Facebook servers, grab the buddy list, send/receive messages, add/remove friends, receive notifications, search for Facebook friends and set your Facebook status.

Install Facebook Chat for Pidgin in Ubunt

1. First you need to download the plugin using the following command

wget http://pidgin-facebookchat.googlecode.com/files/pidgin-facebookchat-1.38.deb

2. Now you should have pidgin-facebookchat-1.38.deb package.Install this .deb package using the following command

sudo dpkg -i pidgin-facebookchat-1.38.deb

3.This will complete the installation.After installation you need to restart Pidgin! You will then have a FacebookChat option in your accounts manager dialog.