reply for #4: try to install "gwibber-service-sina"(sudo apt-get install gwibber- service-sina)
then run gwibber-acconts find "sina"(ps: i'm in China and any other services are GFWed) and authorize it if u run gwibber-accounts in terminal , you'll see: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- tonychyi@tonychyi-HP:~$ gwibber-accounts Loading plugin for sina /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gobject/constants.py:24: Warning: g_boxed_type_register_static: assertion `g_type_from_name (name) == 0' failed import gobject._gobject Loading plugin for twitter Loading plugin for identica Loading plugin for facebook Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/gwibber/plugins/sina/gtk/sina/__init__.py", line 149, in on_sina_auth_title_change saved = self.dialog.on_edit_account_save() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gwibber/accounts.py", line 252, in on_edit_account_save getattr(self.gwibber.accounts, fn)(json.dumps(self.account)) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in __call__ **keywords) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking message, timeout) dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.TypeError: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", line 707, in _message_cb retval = candidate_method(self, *args, **keywords) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/storage.py", line 339, in Create self.update_password_cache(data) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/storage.py", line 303, in update_password_cache self.passwords[id] = util.keyring.get_secret(id) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/util/keyring.py", line 49, in get_secret attrlist) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/types.py", line 43, in function return info.invoke(*args, **kwargs) TypeError: Item 0: must be a subtype of gi.Boxed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gwibber in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/959757 Title: gwibber-accounts crashed with TypeError in function(): Item 0: must be a subtype of gi.Boxed Status in “gwibber” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: crash when one account sso authenticate ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gwibber 3.3.92-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.30-generic-pae 3.2.11 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 CrashCounter: 1 Date: Tue Mar 20 05:57:41 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gwibber-accounts InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7 ProcCmdline: python /usr/bin/gwibber-accounts PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/gwibber-accounts'] SourcePackage: gwibber Title: gwibber-accounts crashed with TypeError in function(): Item 0: must be a subtype of gi.Boxed UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gwibber/+bug/959757/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp