Then it creates a folder called '.scripts' (hidden) in your home folder and downloads the pidgin_adium.sh script (you can check its code HERE) which is used so that you can click the 'Install' link for the Adium themes directly onto the website. deb file and installs it so it can be easily updated / removed). If for some reason the script doesn't work for you, try setting up everything manually as explain in THIS post.Įxplanations on how the script works: basically what the script does is add the webkit-team PPA, install libnotify-bin pidgin-dev libpurple-dev libwebkit-dev bzr checkinstall, then get the lp:~spoidar/pidgin-webkit/karmic-fixes branch from Launchpad and compile it (creates a. If no themes are displayed in Pidgin, manually download the themes from the Adium website and extract them into the ~/.purple/message_styles folder. To change between the installed themes, go to Tools > Plugins, select the 'WebKit Message Styles' plugin and click the 'Configure plugin' button under it. Also, some Adium themes won't work! I only tried 2 themes and they both worked so you can try them to make sure everything is ok: Renkoo and Candybars.ģ. Important: for me, clicking the 'Install' link only works in Chrome/Chromium so that might also be the case for you. Go to the Adium themes website and click the 'Install' link next to an Adium theme you want to install. Now everything is set up so all you have to do is install some new themes.

Install adium themes on pidgin