How can I make Pidgin a single-window application?

I can reduce Pidgin to two windows, but no further. The Buddy List is always separate from whatever grouped chat window I create. Is there any way to combine it?

I have come across these plugins, but they don't have Ubuntu-specific instructions:

• https://github.com/dm0-/window_merge
• https://github.com/sardemff7/pidgin-single-window

Solution 1:

I successfully installed window_merge in ubuntu following these guidelines:

http://tuxdna.in/blog/2014/08/12/single-window-mode-in-pidgin-messenger-using-window-merge-plugin/

I had to install those packages:

• pidgin-dev
• libgtk-3-dev

I also had to install it in a different way:

sudo make install

Now it works like a charm. Hope this helps.