Testing/Reports/Sweets on GNOME Debian Wheezy

These tests were carried out on an HP-dx5150 desktop PC. Operating system from: Debian-Installer netinst debian-wheezy-DI-a1-amd64-netinst.iso. On first rebooting the system, reports that. hardware does not fully support gnome 3, using fallback.

Platform Team/Guide/Sugar via Sweets provides the instructions followed.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install gnome-packagekit
wget http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sweets/installer.sh
sh installer.sh

Launch the first sweet.

inky@debian-gnome:~$ sweets dextrose/sugar:emulator
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/dextrose/sugar-artwork/sugar-artwork-0.88.1-r2-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/dextrose/sugar-base/sugar-base-0.88.0-r4-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/dextrose/sugar-toolkit/sugar-toolkit-0.88.1-r2-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/dextrose/sugar-presence-service/sugar-presence-service-0.88.0-r3-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/dextrose/sugar/sugar-0.88.1-r17-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/dextrose/sugar-datastore/sugar-datastore-0.88.0-r2-src.tar.gz
-- Solve dextrose/sugar-base for building                                       
-- Solve dextrose/sugar-toolkit for building     
-- Solve dextrose/sugar-presence-service for building
-- Solve dextrose/sugar-datastore for building        
-- Solve dextrose/sugar-artwork for building   
-- Solve dextrose/sugar for building         
-- Install python-gtk2-dev python-xklavier libxt-dev libxss1 xdg-user-dirs-gtk libxv-dev python-wnck python-gobject-dev libxfont-dev libxres-dev libxfixes-dev libdrm-dev python-dev libxcomposite-dev libxss-dev gcc intltool hal libice-dev python-cjson python-decorator libxdamage-dev libxmu-dev libcairo2-dev libxpm-dev libxdmcp-dev libxxf86dga-dev libgconf2-dev libx11-dev libasound2-dev python-rsvg libxext-dev gnome-common python-telepathy libxau-dev libsm-dev libfontenc-dev python-simplejson libxft-dev libxcursor-dev libfs-dev libtool libxi-dev python-dateutil libdmx-dev python-hippocanvas libxtst-dev libgtk2.0-dev libdmx1 libxxf86vm-dev libxp-dev icon-slicer icon-naming-utils libxinerama-dev libxp6 libxkbfile-dev libxrender-dev libxvmc-dev libxrandr-dev python-gtksourceview2 make pkg-config
-- Build dextrose/sugar-base (0.88.0)                                           
-- Build dextrose/sugar-toolkit (0.88.1)
-- Build dextrose/sugar-presence-service (0.88.0)
-- Build dextrose/sugar-datastore (0.88.0)        
-- Build dextrose/sugar-artwork (0.88.1)   
-- Build dextrose/sugar (0.88.1)         
[dix] ...
/home/inky/.cache/0install.net/implementations/sha1new=a7b57623334cb6b79e1ff7c4d7f2b6009e2eafe6/.sweets/local/bin/sugar: 51: /home/inky/.cache/0install.net/implementations/sha1new=a7b57623334cb6b79e1ff7c4d7f2b6009e2eafe6/.sweets/local/bin/sugar: [[: not found
/home/inky/.cache/0install.net/implementations/sha1new=a7b57623334cb6b79e1ff7c4d7f2b6009e2eafe6/.sweets/local/bin/sugar: 109: /home/inky/.cache/0install.net/implementations/sha1new=a7b57623334cb6b79e1ff7c4d7f2b6009e2eafe6/.sweets/local/bin/sugar: [[: not found
ls: cannot access /usr/lib*/xulrunner-1.*: No such file or directory
E: [pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running.
E: [pulseaudio] main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed.
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:          Compat map for group 2 redefined
>                   Using new definition
...
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
...


This opened a sugar window - change name and avatar colour ok. There are no neighborhood avatars in F1 view, no activities in F3.

"About my Computer"
Sugar: 0.88.1.

Software updates, no progress possible.

Restart the machine.


inky@debian-gnome:~$ sweets dextrose/sugar:emulator = 0.94
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/telepathy-mission-control/telepathy-mission-control-5.7.1-r9-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/dextrose/sugar-datastore/sugar-datastore-0.94.0-r1-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/dextrose/sugar/sugar-0.94.1-r19-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/dextrose/sugar-toolkit/sugar-toolkit-0.94.0-r3-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/dextrose/sugar-base/sugar-base-0.94.0-r5-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/dextrose/sugar-artwork/sugar-artwork-0.94.0-r1-src.tar.gz
-- Solve dextrose/sugar-base for building                                       
-- Solve dextrose/sugar-toolkit for building     
-- Solve dextrose/sugar-datastore for building   
-- Solve dextrose/sugar-artwork for building     
-- Solve sdk/telepathy-mission-control for building
-- Solve dextrose/sugar for building                
-- Install libdbus-glib-1-dev libtelepathy-glib-dev xsltproc
-- Build dextrose/sugar-base (0.94.0)                        
-- Build dextrose/sugar-toolkit (0.94.0)
-- Build dextrose/sugar-datastore (0.94.0)
-- Build dextrose/sugar-artwork (0.94.0)   
-- Build sdk/telepathy-mission-control (5.7.1)
-- Build dextrose/sugar (0.94.1)               
[dix] ...
ls: cannot access /usr/lib*/xulrunner-1.*: No such file or directory
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:          Compat map for group 2 redefined
>                   Using new definition
...
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
...

F1 view good, no activities in F3 view. All views, function keys and frame work correctly. Software updates offers to install 38 updates, select all, install selected.

"About my computer":
Build: Debian GNU/Linux testing (wheezy)
Sugar: 0.94.1
Firmware:1.13

Activities tested:

Physics: ImportError: No module named pygame

Terminal: ImportError: No module named vte

TurtleArt: ImportError: No module named pygst

Speak: ImportError: No module named gst

Moon: starts ok

Surf: ImportError: No module named webkit

Browse: ImportError: No module named hulahop

Try the -S option.

inky@debian-gnome:~$ sweets -S dextrose/sugar:emulator = 0.94
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/hulahop/hulahop-0.8.2-r7-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/pyxpcom/pyxpcom-1.9.2-r15-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/etoys/etoys-4.1.2390-r6-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/xulrunner/xulrunner-1.9.2.20pre.en-US.linux-x86_64.sdk.tar.bz2
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/xulrunner/aux-files.tar.gz 
-- Solve sdk/pyxpcom for building                                               
-- Solve sdk/hulahop for building                 
-- Solve sdk/etoys for building    
-- Install python-lxml zip python-gst0.10 python-csound python-pygame subversion python-xlib python-vte python-elements python-webkit squeak-vm libidl-dev
-- Build sdk/pyxpcom (1.9.2)                                                    
-- Build sdk/hulahop (0.8.2)         
-- Build sdk/etoys (4.1.2390)        
[dix] ...
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:          Compat map for group 2 redefined
>                   Using new definition
...
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
...

This started a 101MB download.

All views, function keys and frame work correctly.

Surf: ImportError: cannot import name AddressEntry

Browse: works

TurtleArt: works

Arithmatic: works

Pippy: works

Spirolaterals: works

Physics: works, but it is v.8,

Maze: Reports, failed to start, No Log entry

Write: ImportError: No module named abiword

Older versions are here, eg, Physics v.8 Speak v.20, Log v.23, Terminal v.35, Spirolateral v.14


Try the sweet, sdk/sugar


inky@debian-gnome:~$ sweets sdk/sugar:emulator
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/sugar/sugar-0.94.1-r95-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/sugar-artwork/sugar-artwork-0.94.0-r13-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/sugar-toolkit/sugar-toolkit-0.94.0-r37-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/sugar-datastore/sugar-datastore-0.94.0-r17-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/sugar-base/sugar-base-0.94.0-r31-src.tar.gz
-- Solve sdk/sugar-artwork for building                                         
-- Solve sdk/sugar-base for building             
-- Solve sdk/sugar-toolkit for building          
-- Solve sdk/sugar-datastore for building        
-- Solve sdk/sugar for building                  
-- Build sdk/sugar-artwork (0.94.0)              
-- Build sdk/sugar-base (0.94.0)     
-- Build sdk/sugar-toolkit (0.94.0)  
-- Build sdk/sugar-datastore (0.94.0)
-- Build sdk/sugar (0.94.1)           
[dix] ...
ls: cannot access /usr/lib*/xulrunner-1.*: No such file or directory
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:          Compat map for group 2 redefined
>                   Using new definition
...
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
...

All views, function keys and frame work correctly. Software update, large download

Browse: No module hulahop

Surf: ImportError: cannot import name AddressEntry

Chat: is not seen in F3 or ~/Activities

Labyrinth: works

Maze: works

Physics: runs is now v.10

Try a different version.

inky@debian-gnome:~$ sweets sdk/sugar:emulator = 0.88
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/sugar-datastore/sugar-datastore-0.88.0-r19-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/sugar-base/sugar-base-0.88.0-r29-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/sugar-artwork/sugar-artwork-0.88.1-r13-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/sugar/sugar-0.88.1-r86-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/sugar-presence-service/sugar-presence-service-0.88.1-r10-src.tar.gz
-- Download http://download.sugarlabs.org/sweets/sdk/sugar-toolkit/sugar-toolkit-0.88.2-r29-src.tar.gz
-- Solve sdk/sugar-artwork for building                                         
-- Solve sdk/sugar-base for building             
-- Solve sdk/sugar-toolkit for building          
-- Solve sdk/sugar-datastore for building        
-- Solve sdk/sugar-presence-service for building 
-- Solve sdk/sugar for building                  
-- Build sdk/sugar-artwork (0.88.1)              
-- Build sdk/sugar-base (0.88.0)     
-- Build sdk/sugar-toolkit (0.88.2)  
-- Build sdk/sugar-datastore (0.88.0)
-- Build sdk/sugar-presence-service (0.88.1)
-- Build sdk/sugar (0.88.1)                  
[dix] ...
ls: cannot access /usr/lib*/xulrunner-1.*: No such file or directory
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:          Compat map for group 2 redefined
>                   Using new definition
...
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
...

Surf: works and is able to download Chat from ASLO

Chat: runs, puts ballon in F1 view, but no neighborhood avatars seen in F1.

Implode: works

Spirolaterals: works

Finally with the -S option.

inky@debian-gnome:~$ sweets -S sdk/sugar:emulator
[dix] ...
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:          Compat map for group 2 redefined
>                   Using new definition
...
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
...


All views, function keys and frame work correctly.

Surf: ImportError: cannot import name AddressEntry

Browse: works

TurtleArt: works

Maze: works

Chat: works and balloon appears in F1.

Paint: works

Read: ImportError: No module named evince

Write: ImportError: No module named abiword

The method used above installed sweets progressively, as this is the method the author has always previouly used. In this gnome environment it seems likely that if the first sweet launched had been sweets -S sdk/sugar:emulator it would have been successful.

End of sweets installation report.