Comment 10 for bug 348579

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Caroline Ford (secretlondon) wrote : Re: [Bug 348579] Re: scripts under the tuxtype lessons do not function

Which version of Ubuntu are you using?

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On 14 Mar 2010, at 00:33, Patrick Boake <email address hidden> wrote:

> This needs to be re-opened.
>
> No lesson level above 1 works
>
> tuxtype is not version 1.7.5 and won't upgrade
>
> ecassidy@ecassidy-netbook:~$ sudo apt-cache showpkg tuxtype
>
> Package: tuxtype
> Versions:
> 1.5.17.dfsg1-3ubuntu2 (/var/lib/apt/lists/
> ca.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_jaunty_main_binary-i386_Packages)
> (/var/lib/dpkg/status)
> Description Language:
> File: /var/lib/apt/lists/
> ca.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_jaunty_main_binary-i386_Packages
> MD5: 88e74d797488f65de7dea1a20782cfd6
>
> Reverse Depends:
> junior-typing,tuxtype
> ubuntu-edu-primary,tuxtype
> tuxtype-data,tuxtype
>
> Dependencies:
> 1.5.17.dfsg1-3ubuntu2 - libc6 (2 2.4) libsdl-image1.2 (2 1.2.5)
> libsdl-mixer1.2 (2 1.2.6) libsdl-pango1 (0 (null)) libsdl-ttf2.0-0
> (0 (null)) libsdl1.2debian (2 1.2.10-1) ttf-sil-andika (2
> 1.0.basic-1) tuxtype-data (0 (null)) tuxtype-data-nonfree (0 (null))
> ttf-malayalam-fonts (0 (null)) ttf-devanagari-fonts (0 (null)) ttf-
> sil-doulos (0 (null))
>
> Provides:
> 1.5.17.dfsg1-3ubuntu2 -
> Reverse Provides:
>
>
> ecassidy@ecassidy-netbook:~$ sudo apt-get install tuxtype
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> tuxtype is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>
> The game also crashes after a few levels (or at least the window does)
> you can still hear music and sound effects but I'm not chasing that
> bug
> until we get the right version. Checked ~/.xsession-errors but no
> mention of tuxtype.
>
> We bought a netbook for my 10-year-old stepson and use ubuntu to get
> access to Edubuntu.
>
> Tuxtyping is a critical part of upgrading his writing to skills to
> match his other assets to get into a gifted program at school.
>
> A larger goal is to show him that open-source works.
>
> Any help or direction appreciated.
>
> --
> scripts under the tuxtype lessons do not function
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/348579
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