[Sugar-devel] Install sucrose

[Alex Perez]

Tony,

Thanks. I have updated it with the two additional commands required, the 
first of which activates the universe repo, and, if it's already 
installs is a no-op:

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

> Tony Anderson <mailto:tony_anderson at usa.net>
> December 10, 2018 at 9:35 AM
> 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:
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> Alex Perez <mailto:aperez at alexperez.com>
> December 10, 2018 at 9:12 AM
> 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
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> 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
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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
>
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