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Many GNOME users choose Pidgin instead of Empathy for many different reasons including better functionality, stability, or just because this is the application they are used to. A month ago (version 2.10.5), Pidgin added support for GNOME 3 proxy settings.

Don’t forget to ensure GNOME Shell integration by using this very useful extension that will allow Pidgin to work using the GNOME 3 conversation pop-ups.

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