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Other virtual machines
This is a quick guide to the locations of various forms of Sugar software that can run in QEMU emulation or VMware or VirtualBox virtualization.
You can download installation images (.iso files) for Linux distributions that support Sugar and create your own bootable images with Sugar installed.
See VirtualBox, VMware, or QEMU for more information on how to run an image, and Supported systems for more information on what is available.
- wikipedia: Comparison of platform virtual machines - Very nice comparison of features of Virtual Machines platforms
VirtualBox
These appliances were built using VirtualBox 4 and may not work on VirtualBox 3.x.
Use Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2_10.8-64453 or later. Some appliances have multiple hard disc controllers and the earlier Sun VirtualBox 3.1 version does not support them. Upgrade to version 4.x.
Use Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2_10.8-64453 or later. Some appliances have multiple hard disc controllers and the earlier Sun VirtualBox 3.1 version does not support them. Upgrade to version 4.x.
Download: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html
- VirtualBox-4.0 is OSE version until you add: Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
- Support for Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, and GNU/Linux
- VMware Workstation xxx.vmdk Hard Disks will work as "existing Disks" in VirtualBox
- VirtualBox Manual
- VBoxManage command line tool for VirtualBox for advanced users
- When making a new VM, to clear the Sugar Journal of old entries and to avoid identity conflicts among copies of the VM, enter the command
rm -rf ~/.sugarin the Terminal activity. Then shutdown the VM. This will clear all Learner information on the VM and let you start with a fresh install. Skipping this will result in collisions in the Neighborhood view of the Jabber network between separate copies of the appliance. Verify the presence of the .sugar directory by enteringls -ain Terminal. - When cloning a customized VM, in order to keep the Journal and installed .xo Activities, use
rm ~/.sugar/default/owner.key*in the Sugar Terminal, and then shutdown the VM. This leaves the Journal entries and removes only the previous Learner's identity key files.
Trisquel-5.0-sugar
- RECOMMENDED
- Sugar Desktop ONLY
Trisquel 5.0 is based on the previous Ubuntu release, 11.04 Natty Narwhal.
- Sugar 0.94.1
- More Info: TOAST
- download and import 2 files:
- autologon
- starts at color selection
- use <==(Back) to change name
- Auto logon
- enter password on restart
- User = sugar
- password = sugaruser
- 4-GB Virtual Box hard disc
- English and English keyboard
- USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
Sugar on a Stick v3 Mirabelle
- Sugar 0.88.0
- firstboot has not yet run; so a new user name and password will be set for the gdm login on startup for the first time
- How Built:
- root=sugarroot
- 8-GB Virtual Box hard disc
- English and English keyboard
- USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
- download and import 2 files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS-sugaruser.vmdk 533M http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS-sugaruser.ovf 12K
- Note1: Use Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2_10.8-64453 or later. Some appliances have multiple hard disc controllers and the earlier Sun VirtualBox 3.1 version does not support them. On a Mac this did not work with VirtualBox 4.0 for me. VirtualBox 3.2.12 was fine [1]
- Note2: All appliances were built on a MacBook Air with Oracle VM VirtualBox (3.2.10-r66523) and then tested on a Ubuntu installation on an Acer Aspire One Netbook imported into VirtualBox (3.2.10 r66523).
- Note3: Set the control panel Frame "Edge" slider to far left for easier access to the Sugar Frame.
- VMware Player Version
Sugar on a Stick v4 Mango Lassi
- NOT Recomended for use with jabber.sugarlabs.org
- Sugar 0.90.1
- Note Sugar 0.90.x is buggy, use a version of SoaS with the 0.88.1 version.
- user=sugar
- password=sugaruser
- root=sugarroot
- How Built:
- 8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
- English and English keyboard
- USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
- download and import 2 files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Fedora-14-i686-Live-SoaS-2.ovf 12K http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Fedora-14-i686-Live-SoaS-2-disk1.vmdk 606M
- had to modify the .ovf to get the image running on a X60 with ubuntu maverick:
http://people.sugarlabs.org/dogi/virtualbox/Fedora-14-i686-Live-SoaS-2.1.ovf 12K
- Note, this appliance has 1024x768 display resolution as VirtualBox extensions were compiled into the kernel.
To Update Sugar
- Sugar update does not work in control panel
- In root sugar-terminal:
yum groupinstall sugar-desktop
- (install 9 packages, Upgrade 10 packages) 02/02/2011 satellit
Sugar on a Stick v5 Coconut-RC3
- sugar 0.92.1
- this is the RC3 version; for testing only at this time
- Nightly compose .iso no longer available
- see this for a later (Beta).iso: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Fedora-SoaS#Soas-v5-Coconut_Beta
- user=sugar
- password=sugaruser
- root=sugarroot
- How Built:
- liveinst in root terminal to VirtualBox HD
- 8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
- English and English keyboard
- USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
- Cleared of Identity- starts at click to change color after gdm login
- Etoys fixed so it starts
- sub-menus work on activities
- download and import 2 files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Soas-v5_RC3_Live_CE.ovf 12.5KB http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Soas-v5_RC3_Live_CE-disk1.vmdk 621 MB
- Login at gdm: sugaruser
- TO UPDATE
sugar-terminal su password: sugarroot yum update
- Problems: f1 Neighborhood does not see Jabber
f15-Gnome3-Ver3.0.0-Virtual Box-Appliance
- download these 2 files and import them:
- http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/F15-gnome3_Desktop_sugar_cl-disk1.vmdk
- http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/F15-gnome3_Desktop_sugar_cl.ovf
- Starts in gnome3 fallback mode as VirtualBox does not support hardware acceleration
- user=sugar
- password=sugaruser
- root=sugarroot
- Cleared of sugar identity' starts on select color by clicking on XO icon
- use <== arrow to write your custom name then ==> to finish
- Sugar-emulator is in Activities/Education/Sugar
- enter user password for keychain (sugaruser) on time and cancel until pop-up finishes (this is a bug in keychain in f15)
- Surf-115 is the browser as Browse-120 does not start (known bug)
f14-SoaS Mango Lassi
- download these 2 files and import them:
- http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Fedora_14_SoaS.ovf
- http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Fedora_14_SoaS-disk1.vmdk
- user=sugar
- password=sugaruser
- root=sugarroot
- firstboot has not yet been run.
- Sugar on a Stick 4 (Mango Lassi)
- sugar: 0.90.1
- Bugs:
- Control Panel/Software Update does not work.
- Delay in start (edit to uncheck floppy disk)
Trisquel41_sugar INSTALLER ISO
- Revised 03/02/2011 to remove sugar identity
- RECOMMENDED
- click above link^ to download 1.2GB DVD which contains
32bit-VirtualBox Installers (OSE) (Directory with install files for VirtualBox 4.0.4) (Does not include Free for Personal Use licensed extension pack) - includes instructions on how to download them for personal use. ReadMeFirst_Install_Instructions.pdf (Instructions-how to install VirtualBox and import appliance) trisquel-sugar-4.1-i686-feb18.ovf trisquel-sugar-4.1-i686-feb18-disk1.vmdk UserManual.pdf (VirtualBox 4.0.4 User Manual-269 pages)
- Instructions and .vmdk/.ovf files to import
- Cleared of sugar identity Starts on Color Selection Screen ( <===(back) to change name)
Trisquel-5.0-sugar
- RECOMMENDED
- Sugar Desktop ONLY
Trisquel 5.0 is based on the previous Ubuntu release, 11.04 Natty Narwhal.
- Sugar 0.94.1
- More Info: TOAST
- download and import 2 files:
- autologon
- starts at color selection
- use <==(Back) to change name
- Auto logon
- enter password on restart
- User = sugar
- password = sugaruser
- 4-GB Virtual Box hard disc
- English and English keyboard
- USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
Trisquel-Gnome-sugar 5.0 Alpha
- sugar 0.88.1; surf115-xo; updated; cleared of identity; autostart
- starts in sugar at color selection
- to rename: go <===== (back)
- log out and log in to go to gnome-desktop
- User=sugar
- password sugaruser
- "Free Distibution"
- Ubuntu 11.04 based
- Trisquel 5.0 VirtualBox 4.0.12 appliance
- Download and Import these files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Trisquel-5_3_CL-disk1.vmdk http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Trisquel-5_3_CL.ovf
Applications
- Downloaded from ASLO
- except for surf-115
- KEY: * not a favorite
ooo4kids 2 surf 115 *sugar-commander 7 *pippy 40 *backup 5 *restore 5 log 24 turtle art 112 calculate 37 physics 8 abacus 21 record 93 terminal 33 irc 10 chat 68
Trisquel-Gnome-sugar 4.5 Release Candidate
- XChat; sweets-sugar 0.88.1; surf115-xo; updated; cleared of identity; autostart
- User=sugar
- password sugaruser
- "Free Distibution"
- Ubuntu 10.10 based
- Trisquel 4.5 RC VirtualBox 4.0.4 appliance
- Download and Import these files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/trisquel_4.5-RC_i686surf115-cleared-disk1.vmdk http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/trisquel_4.5-RC_i686surf115-cleared.ovf
Trisquel-4.1-sugar
- (click this ^ link for details)
- Sugar sweets 0.88.1
- NEW: 02/18/2011 2nd Beta Version with application fixes
- Community/Distributions/Trisquel
- download and import 2 files:
- Cleared of sugar identity Starts on Color Selection Screen ( <===(back) to change name) 03/02/2011
Trisquel-4.0.1-Gnome-sugar
- (click this ^ link for details)
- Gnome and Sugar 0.90.1
- Updated 12/23/2010
- download and import 2 files:
- VMware Player Version
Trisquel-3-sugar
- (click this ^ link for details)
- Sugar 0.86.2
- download and import 2 files:
- VMware Player Version
- 20 new applications were installed by CP/software update
Debian-squeeze-Gnome-sugar
- RECOMMENDED
- Full Gnome Desktop plus Sugar 0.88.1
- Debian Information
- Updated 12/05/2010 includes activities Downloaded from ASLO as .xo files; and sugar-emulator.
- Log in as sugar
- password=sugaruser
- root=sugarroot
- 8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
- English and English keyboard
- USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
- download and import 2 files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Debian-sugaruser.vmdk 2.1G http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Debian-sugaruser-1.ovf 14K
Mandriva-linux-one-2010.1-Gnome-sugar
- RECOMMENDED
- Full Gnome Desktop plus Sugar-0.88.0
- Mandriva Information
- Note Log into gnome desktop first to enable networking then start sugar-emulator
- Log in as sugar
- password=sugaruser
- root=sugaruser
- 8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
- English and English keyboard
- USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
- download and import 2 files:
download and import 2 files: http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/mandriva-linux-one-2010-sugaruser-plus.ovf 14K http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/mandriva-linux-one-2010.vmdk 1.4G
Info:
- 2010.2 free DVD Download
- Mandriva_Linux_2010.1 Download
- Mandriva 2010.1 Features
- The Brazilian government education authority has selected Intel-powered classmate PCs running Mandriva Linux for educational use nationwide.
Photo of Neighborhood view on MacBook Air-Mandriva 2010.1
- Note: The above appliances were built on a MacBook Air with Oracle VM VirtualBox (3.2.10-r66523) then tested on a Ubuntu installation on an Acer Aspire One Netbook imported into VirtualBox (3.2.10 r66523)
Some Suggestions on Using VirtualBox
- Export your appliances to an external USB hard disk
- This functions like the Mac Application "Time Machine"
- Save each exported Appliance in a folder marked with the name and date of export.
- You can then import this Appliance to restore the state of the Appliance on that date.
- Run an Existing VirtualBox Appliance from an external USB Hard Drive
- Portable, Individual Copy for Student, Move between separate Computers.
- copy-paste the xxxx.vmdk file from /(User)/Virtualbox/HardDisks/xxxx.vmdk to a Folder on an external USB HD
- Menu: Machine>New>continue>Name>Operating System>Version/Memory/Continue>Use existing hard disk>[chose xxxx.vmdk on an External USB HD]> Start.
- Note Running from a USB Memory Stick Crawls, VERY slowly - not practical.
- Testing of appliance running from an external USB Hard Disk
- Appears to depend on the Speed of the Host Machine: (needs farther testing)
- Very Slow - Fedora-13-Soas/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010 satellit
- Very Slow - Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010 satellit
- Acceptable- Fedora-13-Soas/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop 12/26/2010 satellit
- Acceptable- Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop 12/26/2010 satellit
Join IRC for Help
- Join Sugar chat room for Help in English
- Sugar chat room in Español (with translations to English)
Pida ayuda a través de este canal #sugar-es Por favor, sea cortés y hacer sus preguntas. Los voluntarios no pueden estar en línea todo el tiempo. Sea paciente y permanecer conectado durante varios minutos para ver su respuest
- (utilizar la función de meeting para la traducción de estos artículos)
- Ask for help on either of these channels.
- Please be courteous and ask your questions.
- Volunteers may not be on line all of the time. Be patient and stay connected for several minutes to see their answer.
- Read the Floss Manuals first!
References
- http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#id2727661 [Configuring virtual machines]
- http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#id321700 [USB Support]
- Oracle VM VirtualBox online Manual
- UserManual.pdf
Extension Pack
- Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack Personal Use License
- All Platforms (Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux)
- Personal Use Licensed not OSE
VMware Player
- VMware Player appliance of soas-v3-Mirabelle
- Compressed in .zip file
- Download
- This appliance is ready to run "firstboot" (agree/user name/password/tz/etc)
- sugarroot is the root password.
- VMware Player appliance Trisquel-3 (NEW) 01/05/2011
- Compressed in .zip file
- download
- User=sugar
- Password=sugaruser
- VMware Player appliance Trisquel-4+sugar (NEW) 01/05/2011
- Compressed in .zip file
- download
- User=sugar
- Password=sugaruser
- VMware Player appliance Sugar on a Stick v2 (Blueberry)
- VMware Player appliance of openSUSE-Sugar
Older Virtual Appliances
Hint for the following Appliances: when Downloading xxxx.mf and xxxx.ovf files use "save as" to download then hit < on browser to return to previous screen in browser
- Sugar on a Stick v2 Bluberry
- link: Blueberry
Read this first. - download and import 3 files: soas-2-blueberry.ovf soas-2-blueberry.mf soas-2-blueberry.vmdk
- Sugar on a Stick v1 Strawberry
- Link: Strawberry
- soas-strawberry-vdi.zip Sugar 0.84 (22 June 2009)
- This is a compressed VirtualBox Hardisk. Decompress it and Create a new VirtualBox Appliance that points to this existing .vdi Hard Disk not a new one.
- How_to_Update_Soas-v1-Strawberry-vdi Activities
- openSUSE-Sugar-11.3
- Reference links: openSUSE-Sugar-11.3.i686-1.0.0-Build6.3.iso Uploaded 26 September 2010
- download and import 3 files:openSUSE_sugar.ovf openSUSE_sugar.ovf openSUSE_sugar.mf openSUSE-Sugar-11.3.vmdk
- 8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
- English and English keyboard
- USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
- Autologin- user=sugar password=sugaruser
- Ready to auto-configure to your hardware on first booting.
- note choose /dev/sda2 when prompted to do so on first run
QEMU
Image installation tools
ZyX-LiveInstaller
- ZyX-LiveInstaller allows you to install Sugar from either a booted Live USB device,
- or Live CD media to a system or external disk.
- It creates an exact copy of your running live CD as a traditional (Persistent) installation on your hard-disk (or removable media such as SD or USB storage devices.
- This program can be useful for installing to a virtualized hard disk. It is not included in builds after soas-v2 Blueberry, so it must be downloaded and installed to use.
- In a running SoaS Terminal session or console, execute the following commands:
-
su -
yum install zyx-liveinstaller gparted - rpm: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/zyx-liveinstaller-0.2.4-1.noarch.rpm
EasyVMX!
- Make a VirtualBox or VMware Player appliance with a burned CD of your favorite xxx.iso
- http://www.easyvmx.com/ is a web site that builds a vmx file to your specifications (free).
- Works fine, runs on most platforms, and has persistence after installation. (tested with Trisquel 4.0.1 DVD 12/24/2010 satellit)
- Virtual Appliance that you create Can be opened with either VirtualBox or VMware Player
- VirtualBox 4.0 Download (free): http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html
- VMware Player download (free): http://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/
- (Note:VMware Workstation not needed for VMware Player to create Virtual Appliance)
- specified a 8 GB Hard Drive; name; and other parameters
- downloaded, in browse, the Custom vmx file as a .zip file
- Decompressed the .zip file
- Insert the CD of your favorite xxx.iso
- Open VirtualBox 4.0 or VMware Player and point it to this vmx file
- In VirtualBox Settings/specify CD Player (/dev/sr0); Start
- VMware Player starts CD automatically
- Open VirtualBox 4.0 or VMware Player and point it to this vmx file
- EXAMPLE: soas-i386-20100926.17.iso burned to a CD
- Put soas-i386-20100926.17 CD in your CD Drive
- CD boots in VirtualBox-4.0 or VMware Player application
- Sugar Starts
- To install to EasyVMX Hard Disk:
- Open Sugar-terminal:
su liveinst Anaconda installer opens Initialize all disks Install procedes normally reboot firstboot Log in to user you specified
HINT: copy all of the EasyVMX Hard Disk Files on a 2 GB USB stick.
- (note runs about 10x slower on a USB stick)
- Example above created a 1.4 GB set of files'
- Copy-Paste all files
- Sugar on a Stick in VirtualBox or VMware Player Hard Disk format with persistence
- Portable (Student can take home and run on home Computer)
- Run it on different Platforms
Click for: More Discussions
References
- Mac OS X-Boot USB with VirtualBox
- Tom van Overbeek describes how to run Sugar using QEMU
- BoxGrinder: a set of tools used for building appliances (virtual machines)
- Licensing-License types and info for exported Appliances-
Thanks
Thanks for this work satellit_, emulators are a great way to develop and test stuff. --RafaelOrtiz 17:19, 13 April 2011 (EDT)
