I have a 2nd installation of Sparky, but this one fully updated to SID. I have sucessfully installed the complete Cinnamon desktop over an existing Sparky XFCE install.
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Cinnamon 2.2 is available from Debian SID. (Partial in Debian Testing)!
https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=all§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=CinnamonQuote0 upgraded, 144 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
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gene@sid:~$ sudo apt-get install cinnamon
[sudo] password for gene:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
apg caribou cheese-common cinnamon-common cinnamon-control-center
cinnamon-control-center-data cinnamon-desktop-data cinnamon-screensaver
cinnamon-session cinnamon-session-common cinnamon-settings-daemon cjs
cracklib-runtime file-roller gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-atspi-2.0
gir1.2-caribou-1.0 gir1.2-cinnamondesktop-3.0 gir1.2-clutter-gst-2.0
gir1.2-cmenu-3.0 gir1.2-evince-3.0 gir1.2-gconf-2.0
gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0
gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0 gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0
gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0 gir1.2-gtksource-3.0 gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0
gir1.2-meta-muffin-0.0 gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
gir1.2-soup-2.4 gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0
gkbd-capplet gnome-bluetooth gnome-control-center
gnome-control-center-data gnome-desktop3-data gnome-online-accounts
gnome-session-bin gnome-settings-daemon gnome-sushi gnome-user-guide
gnome-user-share gnustep-base-common gnustep-base-runtime gnustep-common
gstreamer1.0-clutter gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad
gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly libapache2-mod-dnssd libatk-adaptor
libcanberra-pulse libcaribou-common libcaribou0 libcheese-gtk23
libcheese7 libcinnamon-control-center1 libcinnamon-desktop4
libcinnamon-menu-3-0 libcjs0 libclutter-gst-2.0-0 libclutter-gtk-1.0-0
libcolord-gtk1 libcrack2 libexempi3 libfluidsynth1 libgail-common
libgail18 libgeocode-glib0 libgjs0e libgmime-2.6-0 libgnome-bluetooth13
libgnome-desktop-3-10 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8 libgnustep-base1.24
libgoa-backend-1.0-1 libgrilo-0.2-1 libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
libgtkglext1 libgtksourceview-3.0-1 libgtksourceview-3.0-common
libgupnp-av-1.0-2 libgupnp-dlna-2.0-3 libgweather-3-6 libgweather-common
libibus-1.0-5 libiptcdata0 libmozjs-24-0 libmozjs185-1.0 libmpg123-0
libmuffin0 libmusicbrainz5-0 libnemo-extension1 libnss-myhostname
libobjc4 libopencv-calib3d2.4 libopencv-contrib2.4 libopencv-core2.4
libopencv-features2d2.4 libopencv-flann2.4 libopencv-highgui2.4
libopencv-imgproc2.4 libopencv-legacy2.4 libopencv-ml2.4
libopencv-objdetect2.4 libopencv-video2.4 libpwquality-common
libpwquality1 librygel-core-2.2-2 librygel-renderer-2.2-2
librygel-server-2.2-2 libsbc1 libsrtp0 libtbb2 libtelepathy-glib0
libtotem-plparser18 libtracker-sparql-1.0-0 libwacom-common libwacom2
mousetweaks muffin-common nautilus nautilus-data nemo nemo-data
nemo-fileroller obexd-client python-gconf python-lxml python-pam
python-pyatspi python-pyinotify realmd rygel unar
Suggested packages:
python-opencv lha lzip lzop ncompress rzip sharutils unace unalz zoo
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio gnome-screensaver gnustep-base-doc frei0r-plugins
grilo-plugins-0.2 srtp-utils brasero eog tracker python-gnome2-doc
python-lxml-dbg python-pyinotify-doc rygel-preferences rygel-playbin
rygel-tracker rygel-mediathek
Recommended packages:
cinnamon-bluetooth cinnamon-translations
The following NEW packages will be installed:
apg caribou cheese-common cinnamon cinnamon-common
cinnamon-control-center cinnamon-control-center-data
cinnamon-desktop-data cinnamon-screensaver cinnamon-session
cinnamon-session-common cinnamon-settings-daemon cjs cracklib-runtime
file-roller gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-atspi-2.0
gir1.2-caribou-1.0 gir1.2-cinnamondesktop-3.0 gir1.2-clutter-gst-2.0
gir1.2-cmenu-3.0 gir1.2-evince-3.0 gir1.2-gconf-2.0
gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0
gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0 gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0
gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0 gir1.2-gtksource-3.0 gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0
gir1.2-meta-muffin-0.0 gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0
gir1.2-soup-2.4 gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0
gkbd-capplet gnome-bluetooth gnome-control-center
gnome-control-center-data gnome-desktop3-data gnome-online-accounts
gnome-session-bin gnome-settings-daemon gnome-sushi gnome-user-guide
gnome-user-share gnustep-base-common gnustep-base-runtime gnustep-common
gstreamer1.0-clutter gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad
gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly libapache2-mod-dnssd libatk-adaptor
libcanberra-pulse libcaribou-common libcaribou0 libcheese-gtk23
libcheese7 libcinnamon-control-center1 libcinnamon-desktop4
libcinnamon-menu-3-0 libcjs0 libclutter-gst-2.0-0 libclutter-gtk-1.0-0
libcolord-gtk1 libcrack2 libexempi3 libfluidsynth1 libgail-common
libgail18 libgeocode-glib0 libgjs0e libgmime-2.6-0 libgnome-bluetooth13
libgnome-desktop-3-10 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8 libgnustep-base1.24
libgoa-backend-1.0-1 libgrilo-0.2-1 libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
libgtkglext1 libgtksourceview-3.0-1 libgtksourceview-3.0-common
libgupnp-av-1.0-2 libgupnp-dlna-2.0-3 libgweather-3-6 libgweather-common
libibus-1.0-5 libiptcdata0 libmozjs-24-0 libmozjs185-1.0 libmpg123-0
libmuffin0 libmusicbrainz5-0 libnemo-extension1 libnss-myhostname
libobjc4 libopencv-calib3d2.4 libopencv-contrib2.4 libopencv-core2.4
libopencv-features2d2.4 libopencv-flann2.4 libopencv-highgui2.4
libopencv-imgproc2.4 libopencv-legacy2.4 libopencv-ml2.4
libopencv-objdetect2.4 libopencv-video2.4 libpwquality-common
libpwquality1 librygel-core-2.2-2 librygel-renderer-2.2-2
librygel-server-2.2-2 libsbc1 libsrtp0 libtbb2 libtelepathy-glib0
libtotem-plparser18 libtracker-sparql-1.0-0 libwacom-common libwacom2
mousetweaks muffin-common nautilus nautilus-data nemo nemo-data
nemo-fileroller obexd-client python-gconf python-lxml python-pam
python-pyatspi python-pyinotify realmd rygel unar
0 upgraded, 144 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 78.4 MB of archives.
After this operation, 258 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] NCinna-SID (Cinnamon 2.2 on top of Sparky XFCE tracking Debian SID).. 8)
(http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll58/genecharb/CinnaSID.png)
Issues1. Had to use gconf editor to change wallpaper.
2. Froze once when setting time
Otherwise running very well.