Hello, I am trying to install the ----> ppa:pidgin-developers/ppa <----onto my linuxmint maya desktop computer. I have also tried adding the following repository to my software sources list ----> deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pidgin-developers/ppa/ubuntu precise main 1. code ----> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pidgin-developers/ppa Terminal Reports as follows: -------------------------------------- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pidgin-developers/ppa You are about to add the following PPA to your system: This PPA contains packages of the current version of Pidgin for all versions of Ubuntu currently supported on the desktop. This allows you to stay current with Pidgin while using a stable release of Ubuntu. More info: https://launchpad.net/~pidgin-developer ... ubuntu/ppa Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.sRekqrI2sR --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/ --recv 67265EB522BDD6B1C69E66ED7FB8BEE0A1F196A8 gpg: requesting key A1F196A8 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: failed to create temporary file `/etc/apt/.#lk0x8c13910.desk/paul-HP.20273': No such file or directory gpg: can't allocate lock for `/etc/apt/trusted.gpg' gpg: failed to create temporary file `/tmp/.#lk0x8c13910.desk/paul-HP.20273': No such file or directory gpg: can't allocate lock for `/tmp/tmp.sRekqrI2sR' gpg: error writing keyring `/etc/apt/trusted.gpg': general error gpg: key A1F196A8: public key "[User ID not found]" imported gpg: error reading `[stream]': general error gpg: Total number processed: 0 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) paul at desk/paul-HP ~ $ 2. code ----> apt-key list Terminal Reports as follows: -------------------------------------- apt-key list gpg: failed to create temporary file `/home/paul/.gnupg/.#lk0x9afc8d0.desk/paul-HP.20288': No such file or directory gpg: fatal: can't create lock for `/home/paul/.gnupg/trustdb.gpg' secmem usage: 0/0 bytes in 0/0 blocks of pool 0/32768 paul at desk/paul-HP ~ $ 3. code ----> sudo apt-get update Terminal Reports as follows: -------------------------------------- sudo apt-get update Get:1 http://packages.linuxmint.com maya Release.gpg [198 B] Get:2 http://packages.linuxmint.com maya Release [18.6 kB] Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B] Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpg Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg [316 B] Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B] Get:6 http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/main i386 Packages [18.2 kB] Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release Get:7 http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/upstream i386 Packages [10.6 kB] Get:8 http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/import i386 Packages [41.5 kB] Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [53.0 kB] Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release Get:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release [12.4 kB] Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://archive.getdeb.net precise-getdeb Release.gpg Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [194 kB] Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/import TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages Get:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources [2,072 B] Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/main TranslationIndex Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/upstream TranslationIndex Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndex Get:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages [3,365 B] Get:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex [72 B] Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [481 kB] Get:16 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en [1,917 B] Hit http://archive.getdeb.net precise-getdeb Release Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [879 kB] Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/import Translation-en_US Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/import Translation-en Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/main Translation-en_US Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [4,620 B] Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/main Translation-en Get:19 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [107 kB] Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/upstream Translation-en_US Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/upstream Translation-en Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en Hit http://archive.getdeb.net precise-getdeb/apps i386 Packages Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [2,634 B] Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en Ign http://archive.getdeb.net precise-getdeb/apps TranslationIndex Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [13.2 kB] Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [257 kB] Get:23 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [15.5 kB] Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en Ign http://archive.getdeb.net precise-getdeb/apps Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.getdeb.net precise-getdeb/apps Translation-en Fetched 2,116 kB in 10s (206 kB/s) Reading package lists... Done W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 7FB8BEE0A1F196A8 paul at desk/paul-HP ~ $ 4. code ----> sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7FB8BEE0A1F196A8 Terminal Reports as follows: ------------------------ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7FB8BEE0A1F196A8 Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.AKMCE5mmCJ --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7FB8BEE0A1F196A8 gpg: requesting key A1F196A8 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com gpg: failed to create temporary file `/etc/apt/.#lk0x91edc40.desk/paul-HP.5451': No such file or directory gpg: can't allocate lock for `/etc/apt/trusted.gpg' gpg: failed to create temporary file `/tmp/.#lk0x91edc40.desk/paul-HP.5451': No such file or directory gpg: can't allocate lock for `/tmp/tmp.AKMCE5mmCJ' gpg: error writing keyring `/etc/apt/trusted.gpg': general error gpg: key A1F196A8: public key "[User ID not found]" imported gpg: error reading `[stream]': general error gpg: Total number processed: 0 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1) paul at desk/paul-HP ~ $ Is there a way I can simply add this public key? 5. code ----> apt-key list <---- command on my laptop running LinuxMint 17 and no errors output/print in terminal. <----obviously this is possibly irrelevant as to adding the key to the maya desktop although I wanted to add it to my message. 6. code ----> apt-key list <---- command on a computer that is running ubuntu 10.04 and the same gpg error as maya's results. I downloaded the pidgin 2.10.11 source package - I unzipped it. I cd into the package directory in terminal and inputed the following. 7. code ----> ./configure Terminal Reports as follows: ------------------------ paul at desk/paul-HP ~/Desktop/pidgin-2.10.11 $ ./configure checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking whether make supports nested variables... yes checking whether make supports nested variables... (cached) yes checking for sed... /bin/sed checking for gcc... gcc checking whether the C compiler works... yes checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out checking for suffix of executables... checking whether we are cross compiling... no checking for suffix of object files... o checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed checking whether gcc understands -c and -o together... yes checking for style of include used by make... GNU checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3 checking how to print strings... printf checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E checking for fgrep... /bin/grep -F checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm -B checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... BSD nm checking whether ln -s works... yes checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 1572864 checking whether the shell understands some XSI constructs... yes checking whether the shell understands "+="... yes checking how to convert i686-pc-linux-gnu file names to i686-pc-linux-gnu format... func_convert_file_noop checking how to convert i686-pc-linux-gnu file names to toolchain format... func_convert_file_noop checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r checking for objdump... objdump checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all checking for dlltool... no checking how to associate runtime and link libraries... printf %s\n checking for ar... ar checking for archiver @FILE support... @ checking for strip... strip checking for ranlib... ranlib checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok checking for sysroot... no checking for mt... mt checking if mt is a manifest tool... no checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E checking for ANSI C header files... yes checking for sys/types.h... yes checking for sys/stat.h... yes checking for stdlib.h... yes checking for string.h... yes checking for memory.h... yes checking for strings.h... yes checking for inttypes.h... yes checking for stdint.h... yes checking for unistd.h... yes checking for dlfcn.h... yes checking for objdir... .libs checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared libraries... yes checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes checking whether to build shared libraries... yes checking whether to build static libraries... no checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes checking for size_t... yes checking for working alloca.h... yes checking for alloca... yes checking whether __SUNPRO_C is declared... no checking for ANSI C header files... (cached) yes checking for sys/wait.h that is POSIX.1 compatible... yes checking arpa/nameser_compat.h usability... yes checking arpa/nameser_compat.h presence... yes checking for arpa/nameser_compat.h... yes checking fcntl.h usability... yes checking fcntl.h presence... yes checking for fcntl.h... yes checking sys/time.h usability... yes checking sys/time.h presence... yes checking for sys/time.h... yes checking for unistd.h... (cached) yes checking locale.h usability... yes checking locale.h presence... yes checking for locale.h... yes checking signal.h usability... yes checking signal.h presence... yes checking for signal.h... yes checking for stdint.h... (cached) yes checking regex.h usability... yes checking regex.h presence... yes checking for regex.h... yes checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h... time.h checking size of time_t... 4 checking whether byte ordering is bigendian... no checking return type of signal handlers... void checking for strftime... yes checking for strdup... yes checking for strstr... yes checking for atexit... yes checking for setlocale... yes checking for getopt_long... yes checking for inet_aton... yes checking for __res_query in -lresolv... yes checking for gethostent in -lnsl... yes checking for socket... yes checking for getaddrinfo... yes checking for inet_ntop... yes checking for getifaddrs... yes checking for socklen_t... yes checking for struct sockaddr.sa_len... no checking whether IPV6_V6ONLY is declared... yes checking for special C compiler options needed for large files... no checking for _FILE_OFFSET_BITS value needed for large files... 64 checking for dlopen... no checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes checking for library containing ceil... -lm checking for fileno()... yes checking for the %z format string in strftime()... yes checking whether NLS is requested... yes checking for intltool-update... /usr/bin/intltool-update checking for intltool-merge... /usr/bin/intltool-merge checking for intltool-extract... /usr/bin/intltool-extract checking for xgettext... /usr/bin/xgettext checking for msgmerge... /usr/bin/msgmerge checking for msgfmt... /usr/bin/msgfmt checking for gmsgfmt... /usr/bin/msgfmt checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl checking for perl >= 5.8.1... 5.14.2 checking for XML::Parser... ok checking for locale.h... (cached) yes checking for LC_MESSAGES... yes checking libintl.h usability... yes checking libintl.h presence... yes checking for libintl.h... yes checking for ngettext in libc... yes checking for dgettext in libc... yes checking for bind_textdomain_codeset... yes checking for msgfmt... (cached) /usr/bin/msgfmt checking for dcgettext... yes checking if msgfmt accepts -c... yes checking for gmsgfmt... (cached) /usr/bin/msgfmt checking for xgettext... (cached) /usr/bin/xgettext checking for catalogs to be installed... af am ar ast az be at latin bg bn bn_IN bs ca ca at valencia cs da de dz el en_AU en_CA en_GB eo es et eu fa fi fr ga gl gu he hi hr hu id it ja ka kk km kn ko ku ku_IQ lt lv mai mhr mk mn mr my_MM nb ne nl nn oc or pa pl pt_BR pt ps ro ru si sk sl sq sr sr at latin sv sw ta te th tr tt uk ur vi xh zh_CN zh_HK zh_TW checking for GLIB... no no configure: error: You must have GLib 2.16.0 or newer development headers installed to build. If you have these installed already you may need to install pkg-config so I can find them. paul at desk/paul-HP ~/Desktop/pidgin-2.10.11 $ ------------------------ Source looks like it's for an i686 pc not 32 bit pc correct? For what it may help I compared the permissions and ownership on /etc/apt and folder/files .gnupg across all 3 operating systems and they are identical. Thanks you for your time any assistance would be appreciated. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20141127/2dc58689/attachment-0001.html>