Cinnamon 2.2 Desktop for Sparky (from SID)

[GeneC]

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&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=Cinnamon

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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] N

Cinna-SID (Cinnamon 2.2 on top of Sparky XFCE tracking Debian SID)..    8)


Issues
1. Had to use gconf editor to change wallpaper.
2. Froze once when setting time

Otherwise running very well.