Got busy for sometimes with the Windows again, anyways, writing some of the hints here for newbies for ease on Ubuntu Linux and for my ease, the links given here are personally tried and tested, those that are not will be mentioned, have a great time with linux.
How to configure Pidgin to work with Google Talk
I won't write much here as I found the link here http://www.manast.com/2007/05/11/how-to-configure-pidgin-to-work-with-google-talk and it works perfectly fine. Do let me know if the link is broken or not acessable, I will update.
How to Update Pidgin to the latest version
I tried from lots of sources but nothing worked, but it was easy. Go to System-->Administeration-->Synaptic Package Manager, search for pidgin, mark for 2.6.4 or whatever is the latest version that can be found from Pidgin home and apply, this did work for me. Hope it works for you too. Upgrading Pidgin solves many problem associated with yahoo earlier.
