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+#!/bin/env python3
+import os, sys
+
+# default installation
+# core
+# speech: speech-dispatcher
+# sound: sox
+# braille: brltty:
+defaultInstallation = ['FenrirCore','vcsaDriver','brlapiDriver','evdevDriver','speechdDriver', 'genericDriver']
+currentInstallation = []
+
+print('checking dependencys...')
+# CORE
+print('')
+print('fenrir core:')
+available = True
+try:
+    from daemonize import Daemonize
+    print('python3-daemonize: OK')
+except:
+    print('python3-daemonize: FAIL')
+    available = available and False
+    
+try:
+    import enchant
+    print('pyenchant: OK')
+except:
+    print('pyenchant: FAIL')
+    available = available and False
+    
+if available:
+    currentInstallation.append('FenrirCore')
+    
+# SCREEN
+print('')
+print('screen driver')
+# VCSA (screen driver)
+print('vcsaDriver')
+available = True
+try:
+    import dbus
+    print('python3-dbus: OK')
+except:
+    print('python3-dbus: FAIL')
+    available = available and False
+if os.path.exists('/dev/vcsa'):
+    print('VCSA Device: OK')
+else:    
+    print('VCSA Device: FAIL')
+    available = available and False    
+if available:
+    currentInstallation.append('vcsaDriver')
+
+# BRAILLE
+print('')
+print('braille driver')
+# brltty (braille driver)
+print('brlapiDriver')
+available = True
+try:
+    import brlapi
+    print('python3-brlapi: OK')
+except:
+    print('python3-brlapi: FAIL')
+    available = available and False
+    
+if available:
+    currentInstallation.append('brlapiDriver')
+# INPUT
+print('')
+print('input driver')
+# evdev (input driver)
+print('evdevDriver')
+available = True
+try:
+    import evdev
+    from evdev import InputDevice, UInput
+    print('python3-evdev: OK')
+except:
+    print('python3-evdev: FAIL')
+    available = available and False    
+if available:
+    currentInstallation.append('evdevDriver')
+# SOUND
+print('')
+print('sound driver')
+print('genericDriver (uses sox by default)')
+available = True
+if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/play') and os.path.exists('/usr/bin/sox'):
+    print('sox: OK')
+else:
+    print('sox: FAIL')
+    available = available and False    
+if available:
+    currentInstallation.append('genericDriver')
+# gstreamer (sound driver)
+print('gstreamerDriver')
+available = True
+try:
+    import gi
+    print('gi: OK')
+except:
+    print('gi: FAIL')
+    available = available and False    
+try:
+    from gi.repository import GLib 
+    print('gi GLib: OK')
+except:
+    print('gi GLib: FAIL')
+    available = available and False    
+try:
+    gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
+    from gi.repository import Gst
+    print('gi Gst: OK')
+except:
+    print('gi Gst: FAIL')   
+    available = available and False     
+if available:
+    currentInstallation.append('gstreamerDriver')
+
+# SPEECH
+print('')
+print('speech driver')
+# speechd (speech driver)
+print('speechdDriver')
+available = True
+try:
+    import speechd
+    print('python3-speechd: OK')
+except:
+    print('python3-speechd: FAIL')
+    available = available and False    
+if available:
+    currentInstallation.append('speechdDriver')
+# espeak (speech driver)
+print('espeakDriver')
+available = True
+try:
+    from espeak import espeak 
+    print('python3-espeak: OK')
+except:
+    print('python3-espeak: FAIL')
+    available = available and False    
+if available:
+    currentInstallation.append('espeakDriver')    
+
+# SUMMERY
+print('')
+available = True
+missing = []
+for element in  defaultInstallation:
+    if not element in currentInstallation:
+        available = False
+        missing.append(element)
+if available:
+    print('Default Setup: OK')
+else:
+    print('Default Setup: FAIL')    
+    print('Unavailable Default Modules:')
+    for e in missing:
+        print(e)
+    print('you may need to install the missing dependencys for the modules above or reconfigure fenrir to not use them')
+print('')
+print('Available Modules:')   
+for element in  currentInstallation:
+    print(element)
+