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Download:http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=88

Compatible with Debian squeeze

Rolling updates

Install Sugar 0.88.1

Menu/Administration/Synaptic Package Manager:

search "sugar"

and select:

sugar-tools-0.88
sugar-artwork-0.88
python-sugar-0.88
sugar-terminal-activity
python-jarabe-0,88
sugar-emulator-0.88
sugar-session-0.88
sugar-presence-service-0.88
sucrose-0.88
python-sugar-toolkit-0.88
sugar-pippy-activity
python-hulahop
sugar-chat-activity
python-carquinyol-0.88
sugar-turtleart-activity
libhippocanvas-1.0
python-hippocanvas

Apply

start Sugar: (Menu/Education/Sugar)
from 2nd USB Stick:

Click on journal

Open Frame (pointer to top right corner)

Drag-drop Install from USB icon in left bottom corner

to Journal icon in extreme left bottom corner

surf-115.xo

Click on surf (web browser)

Go to top right "Activities"

(This is ASLO where you can install activities)

search for IRC and install

search for edit and install

search for speak and install

search for record and install

Enjoy
An Alternative is to Download and burn this DVD full of activities:

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sck/ASLOxo

And Drag Drop install from the CD icon in bottom of frame to the journal icon

Original Release Announcement: OLD
(these are copied from that site)
- All Mint 10 features
- 64-bit support
- Performance boost (using cgroup, the notorious “4 lines of code better than 200″ in user-space)
- Installer improvements (multiple HDDs, grub install on partitions, swap allocation, btrfs support)
- Better fonts (Using Ubuntu’s libcairo, fontconfig and Ubuntu Font Family) and language support (ttf-wqy-microhei, ttf-sazanami-mincho, ttf-sazanami-gothic installed by default)
- Better connectivity and hardware support (pppoe, pppoeconf, gnome-ppp, pppconfig, libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1-mesa-glx, libgl1-mesa-dev, mesa-utils installed by default)
- Better sound support (addressing conflicts between Pulse Audio and Flash)
- Updated software and packages

NOTES

LMDE uses rolling updates; so once installed it becomes current version each time it is updated.

Use linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso older versions (including torrents) were bad

Make USB Installer Stick

We actually made the ISO compatible with unetbootin so you may have more luck there. http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/636625

Notes for Installation on VirtualBox 4.0

Use gparted on Live DVD to format the 8-10 GB VirtualBox HD

/boot ext4 500 /7000 ext4 swap=balance

Install to HD

edit partitions to format as ext4 and as /boot; /; and swap

Finish installation and reboot

Note this same procedure works to install to a 8 GB USB disk

2 GB Live USB disk

A Fast (ADVANCED) Method

Great for Netbooks without a CD/DVD drive

Boot Netbook from this non-persistent Live USB diskto test linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome
Use it to Install to HD

tested from DL; boots fine (satellit 01/04/2011)

Download: linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img

How to write to USB disk

Download to desktop

Use "mount command to see USB address: ie: /dev/sdb; /dev/sdc; /dev/sdd....etc

Or use gparted to see USB address

dd command is VERY DANGEROUS; if you use wrong address you will distroy your Hard Drive with no warning.

In root terminal #:

cd Desktop
dd if=linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img of=/dev/sd(x)

How to Make a 2 GB Installer USB disk

Use the 32 bit version to make a 32 bit USB disk and 64 bit to make 64 bit USB disk

References

squeeze release notes

Install of linux-mint-debian-edition

Install xxx.iso to USB Stick

Enabling support for WiFi devices based on Broadcom 4311/4312/4313/4321/4322/43224/43225 chipset

"initial release of a fully-open Linux driver for it's latest generation of 11n chipsets. The driver, while still a work in progress... supports multiple current chips (BCM4313, BCM43224, BCM43225) as well as providing a framework for supporting additional chips in the future."

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-==Linux Mint Debian==
+<noinclude>[[Category:Supported systems]]</noinclude>
-:[http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1604 Release Announcement]
+[[File:LMD-small.png|link=]]
-::(these are copied from that site)
+:Download:http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=88
-    * All Mint 10 features
+:Compatible with Debian squeeze
-    * 64-bit support
+:Rolling updates
-    * Performance boost (using cgroup, the notorious “4 lines of code better than 200″ in user-space)
+===Install Sugar 0.88.1===
-    * Installer improvements (multiple HDDs, grub install on partitions, swap allocation, btrfs support)
+*Menu/Administration/Synaptic Package Manager:
-    * Better fonts (Using Ubuntu’s libcairo, fontconfig and Ubuntu Font Family) and language support (ttf-wqy-microhei, ttf-sazanami-mincho, ttf-sazanami-gothic installed by default)
-    * Better connectivity and hardware support (pppoe, pppoeconf, gnome-ppp, pppconfig, libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1-mesa-glx, libgl1-mesa-dev, mesa-utils installed by default)
-    * Better sound support (addressing conflicts between Pulse Audio and Flash)
-    * Updated software and packages
-:[http://mint.ez.by/linuxmint.com/debian/ Direct download link]
+:search "sugar"
-::Use linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso older versions (including torrents) were bad
+:and select:
+ sugar-tools-0.88
+ sugar-artwork-0.88
+ python-sugar-0.88
+ sugar-terminal-activity
+ python-jarabe-0,88
+ sugar-emulator-0.88
+ sugar-session-0.88
+ sugar-presence-service-0.88
+ sucrose-0.88
+ python-sugar-toolkit-0.88
+ sugar-pippy-activity
+ python-hulahop
+ sugar-chat-activity
+ python-carquinyol-0.88
+ sugar-turtleart-activity
+ libhippocanvas-1.0
+ python-hippocanvas
+:Apply
+*start Sugar: (Menu/Education/Sugar)
+*from 2nd USB Stick:
+:Click on journal
+:Open Frame (pointer to top right corner)
+:Drag-drop Install from USB icon in left bottom corner
+:to Journal icon in extreme left bottom corner
+ surf-115.xo
+*Click on surf (web browser)
+:Go to top right "Activities"
+*(This is ASLO where you can install activities)
+:search for IRC and install
+:search for edit and install
+:search for speak and install
+:search for record and install
+*Enjoy
+*An Alternative is to Download and burn this DVD full of activities:
+:http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sck/ASLOxo
+:And Drag Drop install from the CD icon in bottom of frame to the journal icon
+*[http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1604 Original Release Announcement: OLD]
+*:(these are copied from that site)
+** All Mint 10 features
+** 64-bit support
+** Performance boost (using cgroup, the notorious “4 lines of code better than 200″ in user-space)
+** Installer improvements (multiple HDDs, grub install on partitions, swap allocation, btrfs support)
+** Better fonts (Using Ubuntu’s libcairo, fontconfig and Ubuntu Font Family) and language support (ttf-wqy-microhei, ttf-sazanami-mincho, ttf-sazanami-gothic installed by default)
+** Better connectivity and hardware support (pppoe, pppoeconf, gnome-ppp, pppconfig, libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1-mesa-glx, libgl1-mesa-dev, mesa-utils installed by default)
+** Better sound support (addressing conflicts between Pulse Audio and Flash)
+** Updated software and packages
+=====NOTES=====
+* LMDE uses rolling updates; so once installed it becomes current version each time it is updated.
+::'''Use linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso older versions (including torrents) were bad'''
+* '''Make USB Installer Stick'''
+We actually made the ISO compatible with unetbootin so you may have more luck there.
+http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
+:https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/636625
 ===Notes for Installation on VirtualBox 4.0===
-: Use gparted on Live DVD to format the 8-10 GB Virtualbox HD
+: Use gparted on Live DVD to format the 8-10 GB VirtualBox HD
 ::/boot ext4 500   /7000 ext4   swap=balance
 : Install to HD
 :: edit partitions to format as ext4 and as /boot; /; and swap
 : Finish installation and reboot
+*'''Note this same procedure works to install to a 8 GB USB disk'''
-===Add Sugar 0.88.1===
+===2 GB Live USB disk===
-*Note errors "no xpcom server"
+:A Fast (ADVANCED) Method
-'''sugar does not work on i386 version'''
+::Great for Netbooks without a CD/DVD drive
-::However if build is done with the 64 bit version on an AMD64 PC; you can export it; import it and run it on a MacBook Air
+::# Boot Netbook from this non-persistent Live USB diskto test linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome
-:::(DVD will not start on the MacBook Air with VirtualBox 4.0.1)
+::# Use it to Install to HD
-:::Import does not run on Acer Aspire One
+* tested from DL; boots fine (satellit 01/04/2011)
-:https://wiki.debian.org/Sugar
-:::(these are copies from that site)
-::in root terminal:
-:Use one of the following on Squeeze/Sid to install officially available parts of either Sugar branch:
-:::(these are copied from that site)
- aptitude install sucrose-0.84
- aptitude install sucrose-0.86
- aptitude install sucrose-0.88
-===Downloads===
-====32 bit====
-:http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=66
-'''Use this link :[http://mint.ez.by/linuxmint.com/debian/linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso]'''
-:: Do Updates after install (177 updates on 01/10/2011) satellit
-*Note errors "no xpcom server"
-'''sugar does not work on 32 bit'''
-:after 177 updates get same errors:
-:: Xephyr on :30.0 starts on click to change color but no arrows <- or -> to go back or proceed to desktop
-=====Bugs=====
-http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=62471&p=358943#p358943
-Re: Black screen in lmde on nvidia cards , how to fix.
+'''Download:  [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img]'''
-Postby ahulsbos on Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:25 am
+: How to write to USB disk
-I ran into the same problem with my Compaq nc 8000 laptop, which sports an ATI Mobility Radeon 9600. Just adding "nomodeset" before the "--" in the boot line didn't help. However, in compatibility mode the "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" file yielded a clue:
+:: Download to desktop
-(EE) VESA: Kernel modesetting driver in use, refusing to load
+:Use "mount command to see USB address: ie: /dev/sdb; /dev/sdc; /dev/sdd....etc
+:Or use gparted to see USB address
+:'''dd command is VERY DANGEROUS; if you use wrong address you will distroy your Hard Drive with no warning.'''
-It turned out the "radeon" driver was being loaded as well as the "vesa" one (you could see it happening as the font of the terminal changed). So this enabled me to start the installation process: edit the compatibility mode boot line to add both "nomodeset" and "radeon.modeset=0".
+:In root terminal #:
+ cd Desktop
+ dd if=linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img of=/dev/sd(x)
-The installer is running now. Let's see what the fun will be after the reboot.
+===How to Make a 2 GB Installer USB disk===
+:Use the 32 bit version to make a 32 bit USB disk and 64 bit to make 64 bit USB disk
-====64 bit AMD====
-:http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=75
-:http://blog.linuxmint.com/torrent/linuxmint-debian-201012-gnome-dvd-amd64.iso.torrent
-::'''loads sugar correctly'''
+===References===
+:[http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/releasenotes squeeze release notes]
+:[http://rivenathos.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/linux-mint-debian-edition/ Install of linux-mint-debian-edition]
+:[http://wiki.debian.org/InstallToUsbMemoryStick Install xxx.iso to USB Stick]
+:[http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=141&t=57056 Enabling support for WiFi devices based on Broadcom 4311/4312/4313/4321/4322/43224/43225 chipset]
+::"initial release of a fully-open Linux driver for it's latest generation of 11n chipsets. The driver, while still a work in progress... supports multiple current chips (BCM4313, BCM43224, BCM43225) as well as providing a framework for supporting additional chips in the future."