[Sugar-devel] Install sucrose

[Tony Anderson]

Hi, Alex

I used https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/ubuntu.md.

Tony


On 12/10/18 5:12 PM, Alex Perez wrote:
> Tony,
>
> Can you cite the documentation you were using? Nowhere in this process 
> is that cited, and without it, this one line command can't be added. 
> Do you have a wiki account? If so, please feel free to add it to the 
> appropriate page yourself, but it would also be helpful for you to 
> actually cite the content you are referencing here.
>
> Regards,
> Alex Perez
>
>> Tony Anderson <mailto:tony_anderson at usa.net>
>> December 10, 2018 at 8:48 AM
>> Hi, James
>>
>> Alex Perez identified the problem correctly. I needed to run:
>>
>> sudo apt-get update
>>
>> before
>>
>> sudo apt install sucrose
>>
>> For me, the real concern is that someone attracted to try Sugar may 
>> be turned away be incomplete installation instructions.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>>
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>> James Cameron <mailto:quozl at laptop.org>
>> December 9, 2018 at 7:16 PM
>> Just now, tested Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.04.1 installation media by
>> installing Sugar.  The universe repository was already enabled, and
>> "sudo apt install sucrose" completed normally.  After restart, and
>> Sugar selected from login, everything worked fine.
>>
>> There's no error "package not found".  When you try to install a
>> package that is not listed, you get "E: Unable to locate package
>> sucrose".
>>
>> One scenario where "sudo apt install sucrose" may say "E: Unable to
>> locate package sucrose" is where the system does not have internet
>> access, or where access was not available during a critical period
>> after boot when the Ubuntu system automatically updates the package
>> list.  Missing network drivers is a common cause.  Nothing to do with
>> Sugar though, and we won't document all the foibles of Ubuntu.
>>
>> Please do update the Debian Wiki if it is in error.  Not really our
>> responsibility here at Sugar Labs, so we rely on interested people to
>> do it.
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 03, 2018 at 10:10:54AM +0000, Tony Anderson wrote:
>>> Sadly, this is not the problem. The Universe repository was enabled.
>>>
>>> wiki.debian.org/sugar/#Running the Sugar interface says Upcoming Debian 9
>>> "Stretch" will include 0.110. (We are on 0.112).
>>> Packages overiview for Debian Sugar Team says sugar: 0.110.0-3 as stable and
>>> 0.112.6 with 7 bugs and unstable. Naturally I don't know whether any of this
>>> refers to 'sucrose' in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
>>>
>>> Tony
>>>
>>> On 12/1/18 6:12 PM, Alex Perez wrote:
>>>
>>>      Tony,
>>>
>>>      It sounds like you do not have the 'universe' apt repository enabled, since
>>>      this is where the sucrose package lives, according to [1]https://
>>>      packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/sucrose
>>>     
>>>      With Ubuntu 18.04, you should just be able to run "sudo add-apt-repository
>>>      universe" and enable it.
>>>
>>>          [2]Tony Anderson
>>>          Friday, November 30, 2018 9:34 PM
>>>          I am trying to install sugar on a Windows laptop.
>>>
>>>          I was able to get 50gb unallocated space and installed ubuntu 18.04
>>>          LTS.
>>>
>>>          The command 'sudo apt install sucrose' returned package not found.
>>>
>>>          Tony
>>>
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>>> References:
>>>
>>> [1]https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/sucrose
>>> [2]mailto:tony_anderson at usa.net
>>> [3]mailto:Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
>>> [4]http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
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>>
>> Tony Anderson <mailto:tony_anderson at usa.net>
>> December 3, 2018 at 2:10 AM
>> Sadly, this is not the problem. The Universe repository was enabled.
>>
>> wiki.debian.org/sugar/#Running the Sugar interface says Upcoming 
>> Debian 9 "Stretch" will include 0.110. (We are on 0.112).
>> Packages overiview for Debian Sugar Team says sugar: 0.110.0-3 as 
>> stable and 0.112.6 with 7 bugs and unstable. Naturally I don't know 
>> whether any of this refers to 'sucrose' in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>> On 12/1/18 6:12 PM, Alex Perez wrote:
>>
>>
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>> Alex Perez <mailto:aperez at alexperez.com>
>> December 1, 2018 at 10:12 AM
>> Tony,
>>
>> It sounds like you do not have the 'universe' apt repository enabled, 
>> since this is where the sucrose package lives, according to 
>> https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/sucrose
>>
>> With Ubuntu 18.04, you should just be able to run "sudo 
>> add-apt-repository universe" and enable it.
>>
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