Sugar on a Stick/Blueberry

released 03 December 2009 Blueberry

Sugar on a Stick - Blueberry

 * a Sugar environment you can carry in your pocket

This document provides instructions for preparing a Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) installation. It also contains a list of known issues and sources of further information, for example how to use a Boot Helper CD for very old PCs.

If you want to proceed directly to downloading, please select your operating system here by clicking on one of the icons below. You might also want to read through the release notes.

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Note: Andrew Brookes has created an illustrated guide (with step-by-step screen shots) of the SoaS-creation process (See http://www.nkran.net/sugar_install.jsp).

Get Help!
While we hope that Sugar on a Stick works flawlessly for you, if you do run into any problems, there are several forums for seeking help.


 * Development discussions take place on the Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) mailing list.
 * Go to the It's an Education Project mailing list for general discussions.

For general questions about Sugar, you may want to start with our user manual:


 * http://flossmanuals.net/Sugar, and
 * http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/The_Undiscoverable

We also have a help page, mailing lists, this wiki, and an IRC channel: irc.freenode.net #sugar (See help using IRC).

We welcome feedback! Send e-mail to feedback AT sugarlabs DOT org (which will post your email to the It's an Education Project mailing list.)

Historically, several questions have been answered at this SoaS community bug-tracking portal. There you will find answers to frequently asked questions, such as:


 * Cannot boot from USB flash drive
 * Wireless isn't working properly
 * Sugar on a Stick doesn't save anything?
 * How do I install Sugar onto my computer's hard drive?

As of 04 February 2010, bugs should be filed at http://bugs.sugarlabs.org under the SoaS component (announcement). See Bugs below.

Sugar on a Stick (Blueberry) is based on Fedora 12 and consequently uses Fedora for device support, e.g., wireless support. There is additional help available for Fedora:


 * http://fedorasolved.org/ is a "how to" website for Fedora
 * http://fedoramobile.org/ is a great place to learn more about wireless support on Fedora

Bugs
Please file bug reports in The Sugar on a Stick bug tracker.
 * Here are some instructions for using the bug tracker.
 * This link will query the database for all tickets designated with the SoaS component/tag.
 * You must register an account to enter new bugs.
 * This link will take you to a new bug/ticket form for SoaS (once you are logged in).