Add TwitterIM,Identica,Laconica in Pidgin with Microblog plugin

This tutorial shows how to install and enable microblog for pidgin,so that you can create account for TwitterIM,Identica,Laconica in pidgin.
First,edit /etc/apt/sources.list:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add following to the file,save and close it.
For ubuntu 9.04:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/sugree/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/sugree/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

For ubuntu 8.10:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/sugree/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/sugree/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

For ubuntu 8.04:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/sugree/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/sugree/ppa/ubuntu hardy main

Add the gpg key:

gpg --keyserver  keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 0CF459B8DF37ED8B
gpg --export --armor 0CF459B8DF37ED8B | sudo apt-key add -

Install this plugin:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pidgin-microblog

Now,launch Pidgin.Go to Tools->Plugins and check “Twitgin”.And add account from Accounts->Manager Accounts ,select TwitterIM,Identica,or Laconica in “Protocol” list.

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