1) i686 (or anything x86) is 32bit. x64 is 64bit. 2) Did you try hunting down the right GLIB it’s looking for? I suspect the version for your Mint build is not current or your libraries are askey > On Nov 27, 2014, at 7:53 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > > 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 <http://ppa.launchpad.net/pidgin-developers/ppa/ubuntu> precise main > > {{SNIP SNIP SNIP SNIP}} > 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org <mailto:tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20141127/67bc1c57/attachment.html>