xchat shuts down on startup

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you uninstalled the application but not the config files.

to compleatly remove an application use:

sudo apt-get --purge remove xchat-gnome

you would have left the hidden xchat-gnome file/dir in your home directory.
something like:
/home/ronnil/.xchat

when you reinstalled xchat it would just use the hidden file left there from before.

so you could try a full uninstall and install again or edit your hidden xchat file.

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Post by Boo »

oops.
the purge does not remove stuff in your (and everyones) home dir.
the purge is for configuration files like /etc/application.conf and the like.

the safe and easy way to reconfigure an application is to remove/rename the applications hidden file/dir in your home dir.
eg: mv ./.xchat2 ./.xchat2.old

when you start xchat again it will see that you do not have a .xchat2 file and give you a fresh one.

adding and removing applications is a bit of overkill, and still may not fix your problem depending on the application and problem.

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