Upgrade Pidgin 2.4.1 To Pidgin 2.5.2

Ubuntu usually does not provide update packages for Pidgin application. We can update your application Pidgin with the newest package to download and install in manually. Here is how to installation: Uninstall Old Versions Pidgin

Run Synaptic, System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager. Then close all applications associated with the package "pidgin".

Download Pidgin Newest Applications

Pidgin package can be downloaded on the web at official http://www.pidgin.im/download/source/ but the form of the source package. Shaped DEB package can be downloaded here Repo UGM and download all its DEB packages.
Install Applications Through DEB Package

$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb

After this, Pidgin Internet Messenger can be found in the Application menu → Internet.

Happy Testing...!!