Unable to Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

Hello Everyone, I am a new owner of the Nokia N900 and so far I am very pleased with the device. While snooping around the repositories I came across a few pidgin protocols that add aim to the im chat function. After using it for a bit I realized that that it is not tuned enough for me to keep installed so I tried to uninstall it. Unfortunately, when attempting to uninstall the Pidgin protocols using the uninstall function in application manager it gave me the error "Unable to Uninstall. Some application packages are needed by other applications." Is there another method to uninstall this protocol? Thanks in advance.

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I have the same problem.

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If you get the message that the plugin ist still needed by another... and then open "details" - isn´t there shown WHICH other app needs the plugin you are trying to uninstall?

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

I have the exact same issue with uninstalling Pidgin protocols.

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the app which needs the plugin is not listed in the apps list.

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

gainroot then run apt-get -f install
after that you will see list of things and command to clean it up (apt-get autoremove) run it and it all left overs should be gone now

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

having this issue uninstalling the pidgin extra protocols (bonjour and sametime). it says that it is required by the app: pidgin sametime support (2.6.3-3nix1). and i dont see that anywhere to uninstall.

i tried the apt-get after gaining root and all i get is "
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?"

so is there some other way to get rid of that app? i swear its laughing at me and i would love to deleet it in the face!

any help would be awesome!

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

did you reboot n900 and try again?
you got rootsh installed?

sudo gainroot
apt-get -f install
apt-get autoremove

this worked for me every time

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

yep yep and more yep.

so far nothing has worked.

following those apt-get commands i get something about another process is using something.

any ideas.

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

you have to close the program manager before you can use apt-get.

Otherwise you get this message:

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?"

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Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

Thanks a lot! I had the same problem...and now everything's ok!

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

yes! you guys rock.

everytime i restarted i would go back and see if i could uninstall it. then leave it opewn as i poped up x-term.

quite helpful. thanks again!

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Hello

I have also this Problem and try your uninstall manuals, but it doesn´t work.
i have tried all things i know and this sametime protocols are there now, too.

i don´t know what to do now and how to uninstall and remove this sametime bonjour protocols.

I hope you know another thing, how to do this.

Thank you

Michael from Germany

Sry for my English.

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

I have done this

sudo gainroot
apt-get -f install
apt-get autoremove

And that was successful, but the pidgin protocols are still installed?

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

Please help!! I tried everything man Sudo n what not, I cannot remove that piece of crap lol please help, does not even let me update my Maemo. I think its that protocol bonjour pleeasse help...

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

Please help someone out there, I am dyin out here. I want to uninstall that Protocol bonjour and sometimes,,,

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that has not worked!! sorry it keep saying
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1097 not upgraded.

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

Worked for me too. Thanks! No extra protocols anymore. After removing pidgin from app manager I rebooted and then did apt-get.

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

i got the same broblem, but im new to n900

so i have to install "Rootsh"
and when the rooth aplication is open i type "sudo gainroot"? then what? do i press something?

and after that i type "apt-get -f install" do i press something after that?

and finally "apt-get autoremove"? do i exit rooths now? and how do i exit it? cause i have heards it can mess my n900 up if i dont do it correctly

any help?

Re: Uninstall Pidgin Protocols
 

@owerlord

close all open applications
open xterminal
type in sudo gainroot
press the return button
type in apt-get -f install
press return
wait
type in apt-get autoremove
press return
cross your fingers
after it's finished close xterminal and reboot your phone

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Thank you!!

Worked great!