python-sugar3_0.112-3 has migrated to testing just now. On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 10:56:03AM -0700, Alex Perez wrote: > Jeff, > > Most, if not all, of the Sugar-specific bugs that are present in Debian > should be fixed if you use the "0.112-3" (the 3 is critically important) > Debian packages from the _unstable_ Debian repo. They have not yet been > promoted to testing, and will likely not be included in Debian 10 when it is > released, as it is late in the package freeze process. > > So, you have a few options here...the easiest thing to do would be to run an > entire "unstable" install of Debian, since you will get these packages by > default, but otherwise, you have to configure Apt with the unstable repo, > and then use package pinning. This is documented at > https://serverfault.com/questions/371383/install-whitelist-of-packages-using-unstable-in-debian. > > See https://packages.debian.org/buster/sucrose for a list of these packages, > and https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable#Installation can explain how to > enable the unstable apt repo on a stable or testing install. > > This may also be of use > https://serverfault.com/questions/22414/how-can-i-run-debian-stable-but-install-some-packages-from-testing > > > Jeff Elkner wrote on 5/15/19 9:54 AM: > > Great to meet you (virtually), Alex and James. I'm a high school / > > community college teacher in Arlington, Virginia who was an early > > member of the OLPC community here in the DC area. I run Debian in my > > classroom and would very much be interested in using the Sugar desktop > > to work on that platform. It doesn't currently seem to work. I don't > > have the capacity to fix it myself, but I can provide reliable testing > > and feedback in an educational setting should that be of use to you. > > I'm hoping to rejoin the Sugar community once it is in a state where > > it can be used both in my classroom and on Raspberry Pi's. > > > > Thanks! > > Jeff Elkner > > Arlington Career Center > > Arlington, VA > > > > On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 12:39 PM Samson Goddy <samsongo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello Alex and James, > > > > > > I guess you both miss this thread. Can you please guide Jeff on how to > > > get started? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 10, 2019, 8:14 AM Jeff Elkner <jeff.elk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Dear Sugar Labs Devs, > > > > > > > > I am a high school / community college computer science teacher in > > > > Arlington Virginia who was an active member of the OLPC project for > > > > years and who would like to rejoin the community. > > > > > > > > I am convinced being able to run the Sugar desktop on the same > > > > underlying OS (Debian) as Raspbian uses is the key to that working for > > > > me. > > > > > > > > I tried creating a basic buster install and then running: > > > > > > > > $ sudo apt install sugar sucrose lightdm > > > > > > > > The result is not a usable Sugar installation. I am most eager to > > > > participate as a tester, power user, and curriculum developer, but I > > > > need to start with a working system. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Jeff Elkner > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's work together to create a just and sustainable world! >
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