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| − | == | + | [[Image:Dextrose_main.png|640px|frameless|right]] |
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| + | == The deployments' XO Operating System == | ||
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| + | Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for XO laptops jointly developed by Activity Central, [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] in collaboration with OLPC and the Sugar community. | ||
| − | + | Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged | |
| + | new features contributed by deployments and independent contributors. | ||
| − | + | == New features in Dextrose2 == | |
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| − | * Journal sorting options ( | + | * Backport of [[0.88/Notes|Sugar 0.88]] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]]) |
| − | * | + | * [[Features/Journal_Sort|Journal sorting options]] ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]]) |
| − | * Journal Backup/restore to removable devices (tch, | + | * [[:File:Dextrose_resource_monitoring.png|Intuitive resource monitoring]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]]) |
| − | * Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver (tch) | + | * [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to removable devices]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]]) |
| − | * Protected activities support (tch) | + | * [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]]) |
| − | * Improved GSM/3G handling (tch | + | * Protected activities support ([[User:tch | Martin Abente]]) |
| − | * Tabbed browsing ( | + | * Improved GSM/3G handling ([[User:Dcastelo|Daniel Castelo]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]]) |
| − | * Accessibility features ( | + | * [[:File:Dextrose_tabbed_browsing.png|Tabbed browsing]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]]) |
| − | * Journal repair functionality ( | + | * [[:File:Dextrose_teclado_virtual.png|Virtual keyboard]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]]) |
| − | * Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes ( | + | * [[:File:Accessibility_control_panel_2.png|Accessibility features]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]]) |
| − | * OLPC Microformat support in activity updater ( | + | * [[:File:Dextrose_journal_repair.png|Journal repair functionality]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]]) |
| + | * [[Features/Touchpad_control_panel_section|Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes]] ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]]) | ||
| + | * OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]]) | ||
| + | * [[Features/Sugar_Adhoc_Networks|Ad-hoc Networks]] ([[User:Erikos|Simon Schampijer]]) | ||
| + | * Ability to reissue registration to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]]) | ||
| + | * [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/rpms-freeworld/ freeworld codecs] for most multimedia formats, including MP3 music and H264 videos ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]]) | ||
| + | * [http://codewiz.org/wiki/pictures/sugar/deployment/paraguay/caacupe/escuela_485_daniel_ortellado/dextrose-testing Extensive field testing] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]]) | ||
| + | * Lease information display in Control Panel->About My Computer() | ||
| + | * Automatic crashlog reporting and manual feedback reporting, with server side daemon ([[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]], Mukesh Gupta) | ||
| + | * Notification system ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]]) | ||
| + | * Automatic yum based updater ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]], [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]]) | ||
| + | * Nearly complete Spanish Translations ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], Sebastian Codas (scs), Carlos Garay (car|0s)) | ||
| + | * One Click Share 3G ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]]) | ||
| − | == | + | == Dextrose 2 - World Edition == |
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| + | [[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]] | ||
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| + | '''This is a release build''' targeted for use by multiple deployments worldwide. We do appreciate [[Dextrose/Contacts|feedback]] and [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/wiki/Dextrose bug reports]. | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! OS Images |
| − | ! | + | ! Size |
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| − | | | + | | [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1, without GNOME |
| − | + | | [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os508dx.img os508dx.img] | |
| − | | [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/ | + | [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os508dx.crc os508dx.crc] |
| + | | 411MB | ||
| + | | Apr 1 2011 | ||
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| − | + | | [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5, without GNOME | |
| − | + | | [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1.5/intl/os508dx.zd os508dx.zd] | |
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| − | + | | Apr 1 2011 | |
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| − | + | GNOME builds are currently unsupported. If you require GNOME for evaluation purposes in your deployment, please ask on the [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/dextrose Dextrose mailing-list]. For more details on this release, see the [[Dextrose/2|Dextrose 2]] pages: [[Dextrose/2/Changelog|Change Log]], [[Dextrose/2/Todo|Todo List]]. | |
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| + | [[Dextrose/3|Development releases]] | [[Dextrose/Resources|Older releases]] | ||
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| + | == Knowing your way around the new features == | ||
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| + | * [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/3g_configuration.pdf 3G Modem configuration] | ||
| + | * [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/3g_sharing.pdf 3G Connection sharing] | ||
| + | * [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/feedback.pdf Manual feedback submission] | ||
| + | * [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/resources.pdf Understanding the resources icon and lease information] | ||
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== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
=== XO-1 === | === XO-1 === | ||
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| + | [[File:Xo-1.png|right]] | ||
| + | [[File:XO-XP.png|right]] | ||
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked]. | * First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked]. | ||
| − | * Download <tt> | + | * Download both <tt>'''osXXXXX.img'''</tt> and <tt>'''osXXXXX.crc'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick or SD card. |
| − | * Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing | + | * Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot |
| − | * Type the command: | + | * Type the command: {{Code|'''copy-nand u:\osNdx.img'''}} for a USB stick or {{Code|'''copy-nand sd:\osNdx.img'''}} for a SD card followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter) |
| − | * During the | + | * Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return |
| + | * Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter) | ||
| + | * The XO will reboot, finish writing, reboot itself, and take you to the naming and color choice process | ||
| + | * During the reboots, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update | ||
| − | + | '''See also''' the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Downloads#Upgrade_an_XO-1_to_Sugar_0.84_with_Fedora_11_and_Gnome detailed instructions]. | |
=== XO-1.5 === | === XO-1.5 === | ||
| − | + | [[File:Xo-1.5.png|right]] | |
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| − | + | * First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked]. | |
| − | + | * Download <tt>'''osXXXXX.zd'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick | |
| − | + | * Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot | |
| − | + | * Type the command: {{Code|'''fs-update u:\osXXXXX.zd'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter) | |
| − | + | * Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return | |
| − | + | * Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter) | |
| − | + | * The XO will reboot and take you to the naming and color choice process | |
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| − | + | '''See also''' the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions]. | |
| − | + | === XO-1.75 === | |
| − | + | The XO-1.75 is not supported at this time. Please [[Dextrose/Contacts|contact us]] if you are planning to deploy Dextrose on XO-1.75. | |
| − | + | === Other netbooks === | |
| − | + | Please [[Dextrose/Contacts|contact us]] if you need support for running Dextrose on non-XO hardware. | |
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| − | + | == Using Dextrose in your deployment == | |
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| − | + | We're happy to help other deployments produce their own OS images independently of us, | |
| + | thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1] provided by Free Software. | ||
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=== Subpages === | === Subpages === | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:42, 6 November 2020
 The deployments' XO Operating SystemDextrose is a Sugar distribution for XO laptops jointly developed by Activity Central, Paraguay Educa, Plan Ceibal in collaboration with OLPC and the Sugar community. Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged new features contributed by deployments and independent contributors. New features in Dextrose2
Dextrose 2 - World Edition
This is a release build targeted for use by multiple deployments worldwide. We do appreciate feedback and bug reports.
GNOME builds are currently unsupported. If you require GNOME for evaluation purposes in your deployment, please ask on the Dextrose mailing-list. For more details on this release, see the Dextrose 2 pages: Change Log, Todo List. Development releases | Older releases Knowing your way around the new features
InstallationXO-1 
See also the detailed instructions. XO-1.5 
See also the detailed instructions. XO-1.75The XO-1.75 is not supported at this time. Please contact us if you are planning to deploy Dextrose on XO-1.75. Other netbooksPlease contact us if you need support for running Dextrose on non-XO hardware.
Using Dextrose in your deploymentWe're happy to help other deployments produce their own OS images independently of us, thus exploiting the Freedom #1 provided by Free Software. Subpages
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