How to activate sounds in Pidgin

In case the sound events are not working in Pidgin you can use this solution:

• From the main menu select Tools -> Preferences (or just press the keyboard shortcut CTRL+p).
• From Preferences window select the Sounds tab.
  
• At the Sound method section, for Method select the Command option.
• In the Sound command field type:

  aplay %s

Pidgin Preferences window