[NOTE: Scratch 1.4 is on Mageia, and is reported to work with WeDo. Scratch 2.0 does not work with WeDo. MIT changed languages and went from a standalone application to browser based. Mageia, Please continue support for version 1.4]
The kit interfaces to a computer via a usb plug. The LEGO web site says any educator can down load LEGO's own application for a Window's OS, or Apple OS X.
I found references on the WEB that the MIT Scratch application can also be used with LEGO WeDO.
NOTE: I searched the WEB for: linux mit scratch lego wedo
One link of special note is: http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/discussions/bugs-troubleshooting-suggestions/scratch-wedo-linux-distro-specific-issues
One issue had to deal with root access to USB devices. The one answer said to add a udev rules file.
The answer, (posted by Sjoerd Dirk Meijer) was:
Functionality can be restored by installing the following file /etc/udev/rules.d/99-wedo.rules with the following content:
ATTRS{idVendor}=="0694",ATTRS{idProduct}=="0003",SUBSYSTEMS=="usb",ACTION=="add", MODE="0666",GROUP="plugdev"
The given rules file implies the usage of a group called "plugdev". My Mageia system does not seem to have a plugdev group at this time. I will add one, and report results.
