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Install pidgin with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, scoop, winget, zypper

Multi-protocol chat client. Version 2.14.14 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pidgin

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pidgin

MacPorts ports tree · net/pidgin/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add finch

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · finch · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install finch

Debian stable package indexes · finch · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install finch

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · finch · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install finch

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · finch · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install pidgin

Chocolatey community package catalog · pidgin · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/pidgin

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/pidgin.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Pidgin.Pidgin -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Pidgin.Pidgin · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Multi-protocol chat client

Commands and aliases

  • finch
  • pidgin

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:client

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 16 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
${HOME}/.purple
Windows
%APPDATA%\.purple

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
${HOME}/.purple/accounts.xml
Windows
%APPDATA%\.purple\accounts.xml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
finchcliglobal executable
pidgincliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.14.14
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://pidgin.im/

  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://pidgin.im/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pidgin
Version2.14.14
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pidgin
Homepagehttps://pidgin.im/
Repositoryhttps://keep.imfreedom.org/pidgin/pidgin
Upstream docshttps://developer.pidgin.im/
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pidgin/Pidgin/2.14.14/pidgin-2.14.14.tar.bz2
Last updated2026-07-05T06:36:16Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesat-spi2-core, cairo, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, gnutls, gtk+, harfbuzz, libgcrypt, libgnt, libgpg-error, libidn, libotr, ncurses, pango, tcl-tk@8
Build dependenciesgettext, intltool, pkgconf
Uses from macOScyrus-sasl, expat, libxml2, perl
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepidgin
Version Scheme0
Revision2
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

finch 2.14.14-1

text-based multi-protocol instant messaging client

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install finch
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: finch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

finch-dev 2.14.14-1

text-based multi-protocol instant messaging client - development

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install finch-dev
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: finch-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpurple-bin 2.14.14-1

multi-protocol instant messaging library - extra utilities

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install libpurple-bin
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpurple-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpurple-dev 2.14.14-1

multi-protocol instant messaging library - development files

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install libpurple-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpurple-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpurple0t64 2.14.14-1

multi-protocol instant messaging library

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install libpurple0t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 23 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpurple0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

pidgin 2.14.14-1

graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install pidgin
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 19 dependencies
  • 7 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pidgin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

pidgin-data 2.14.14-1

multi-protocol instant messaging client - data files

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install pidgin-data
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pidgin-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

pidgin-dev 2.14.14-1

multi-protocol instant messaging client - development files

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install pidgin-dev
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pidgin-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

finch 1:2.14.13-1ubuntu2

text-based multi-protocol instant messaging client

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install finch
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: finch from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

finch-dev 1:2.14.13-1ubuntu2

text-based multi-protocol instant messaging client - development

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install finch-dev
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: finch-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libpurple-bin 1:2.14.13-1ubuntu2

multi-protocol instant messaging library - extra utilities

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install libpurple-bin
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpurple-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libpurple-dev 1:2.14.13-1ubuntu2

multi-protocol instant messaging library - development files

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install libpurple-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpurple-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libpurple0t64 1:2.14.13-1ubuntu2

multi-protocol instant messaging library

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install libpurple0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 23 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpurple0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

pidgin 1:2.14.13-1ubuntu2

graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install pidgin
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 21 dependencies
  • 12 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pidgin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

pidgin-data 1:2.14.13-1ubuntu2

multi-protocol instant messaging client - data files

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install pidgin-data
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pidgin-data from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

pidgin-dev 1:2.14.13-1ubuntu2

multi-protocol instant messaging client - development files

https://www.pidgin.im

sudo apt install pidgin-dev
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: pidgin
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pidgin
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pidgin-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • cairoRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gdk-pixbufRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • glibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gnutlsRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gtk+Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • harfbuzzRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • intltoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • iambShares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, communication, productivity.
  • gossipShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, communication, productivity.
  • slackcatShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, communication, productivity.
  • gitter-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, productivity.
  • gurkShares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, productivity.
  • a2psShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity.

source trail

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Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment