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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 which operating systems support Sugar.

VirtualBox

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

Importing VM:

Mac OS X: "File" -> "Import Apppliance..." + "open appliance"... + select the .ovf file.

Pre-assembled virtual machines For the latest, see the following pages:

Installing VirtualBox in F21

files to download

Details of the install

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.
1. copy-paste the xxxx.vmdk file from /(User)/Virtualbox/HardDisks/xxxx.vmdk to a Folder on an external USB HD
2. 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

Download VMware Player (free)

VMplayer can now import VirtualBox files

QEMU

instructions, downloads

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-
wikipedia: Comparison of platform virtual machines - an extensive comparison of features of virtual machines platforms

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 <noinclude>[[Category:Virtual machine or platform emulator]]</noinclude>
-This is a quick guide to the locations of various forms of Sugar and the XS school server software that can run in QEMU emulation or VMware or VirtualBox virtualization. You can download installation .isos for other Linux distributions that support Sugar and create your own bootable images with Sugar installed. See [[QEMU]] or [[VirtualBox]] for how to run an image, and [[Supported systems]] for more information on what is available.
+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.
-==Other virtual machines==
+You can download installation images (.iso files) for Linux distributions that support Sugar and create your own bootable images with Sugar installed.
-==='''[[VirtualBox]]'''===
-* Appliance of Sugar on a Stick v3 [[Sugar on a Stick/Mirabelle|Mirabelle]]<br>[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-MirabelleREADME_FIRST.txt read this first]
+See [[VirtualBox]], [[VMware]], or [[QEMU]] for more information on how to run an image, and [[Supported systems]] for more information on which operating systems support Sugar.
-:'''download and import 3 files''': [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.ovf soas-v3-Mirabelle.ovf] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.mf soas-v3-Mirabelle.mf]  [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmdk soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmdk]
+<!--
+       This page is meant to be a brief index to recommended, downloadable images--not a discussion page for their use or features.  For experimental images, please refer readers to the appropriate software page elsewhere.
-* Appliance of Sugar on a Stick v2 [[Sugar on a Stick/Blueberry|Blueberry]]<br>[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry_ovf_README_FIRST.txt read this first]
+-->
-:'''download and import 3 files''': [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry.ovf soas-2-blueberry.ovf] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry.mf soas-2-blueberry.mf]  [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry.vmdk soas-2-blueberry.vmdk]
-* VirtualBox disc image of Sugar on a Stick v1 [[Sugar on a Stick/Strawberry|Strawberry]]<br>See [[VirtualBox#Sugar_on_a_Stick|SoaS on VirtualBox]] for more context.
+==[[File:VirtualBox.png|75px|link=VirtualBox]]'''[[VirtualBox]]'''==
-: [http://www.sugarlabs.org/static/soas/soas-strawberry-vdi.zip soas-strawberry-vdi.zip] Sugar 0.84 (22 June 2009)
+'''Download:''' http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html
-* Appliance of openSUSE-Sugar-11.3 [http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Education/images/iso/openSUSE-Sugar-11.3.i686-1.0.0-Build6.3.iso] Uploaded 26 September 2010<br>
+* VirtualBox-4.0 is OSE version until you add: [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack]
-:'''download and import 3 files''':openSUSE_sugar.ovf [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/openSUSE_sugar.ovf openSUSE_sugar.ovf] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/openSUSE_sugar.mf openSUSE_sugar.mf] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/openSUSE-Sugar-11.3.vmdk mfopenSUSE-Sugar-11.3.vmdk]
+* Support for Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, and GNU/Linux
-::8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
+* VMware Workstation xxx.vmdk hard disks will work as "existing disks" in VirtualBox.
-::English and English keyboard
+* [http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ VirtualBox Manual]
-::USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
+* [http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html VBoxManage command line tool for VirtualBox] for advanced users
-::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'''
-* Appliance of '''U'''buntu'''S'''ugar'''''R'''emix''
+'''Importing VM:'''
-: Reference links:  [[Community/Distributions/Ubuntu]], https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sugar
+*  Mac OS X: "File" -> "Import Apppliance..." + "open appliance"... + select the .ovf file.
-:'''download and import 3 files''': [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/USR-922-IRC-Remix.ovf USR-922-IRC-Remix.ovf] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/USR-922-IRC-Remix.mf USR-922-IRC-Remix.mf]  [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/USR-i386-20100922.vmdk USR-i386-20100922.vmdk]
+'''Pre-assembled virtual machines''' For the latest, see the following pages:
-::TZ=LA USA USA Keyboard 8-GB HD fully updated on 22 September 2010 with
+* [[Sugar on a Stick/Virtual machines]].
-::apt-get Updates
+* [[Trisquel On A Sugar Toast/Virtual machines]]
-::apt-get Upgrade
-::Remixed to add
-:::Surf-115.xo browser
-:::IRC.xo -(edited to log in to #sugar and #ubuntu-sugarteam)
-:::Analyze.xo
-:::'''Import the 3 files into Oracle Virtualbox'''
-::: User=sugar autologin
-::: Password=sugaruser
-You need to install the virtualbox guest additions with ''sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-utils''
+====[[Fedora_21#Installing_VirtualBox_in_F21 |Installing VirtualBox in F21]]====
+*files to download
+:[[Fedora_21_VirtualBox | Details of the install]]
+====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.
-==='''[[VMware]] Player'''===
+*Run an Existing VirtualBox Appliance from an external USB Hard Drive
-* VMware Player appliance of [[Sugar on a Stick/Beta |nightly composes of Sugar on a Stick]] (soas-i386-20100818.16.iso)
+*::Portable, Individual Copy for Student, Move between separate Computers.
-:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-i386-20100818-Vmplayer-ReadMe.txt read this first]
+*# copy-paste the xxxx.vmdk file from /(User)/Virtualbox/HardDisks/xxxx.vmdk to a Folder on an external USB HD
-:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-i386-20100818-Vmplayer.tar.bz2 download]
+*# Menu: Machine>New>continue>Name>Operating System>Version/Memory/Continue>Use existing hard disk>[chose xxxx.vmdk on an External USB HD]> Start.
-* VMware Player of Sugar on a Stick v2 (Blueberry)
-:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Blueberry-vmx.txt read this first]
-:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Blueberry-vmx.tar.gz download]
-* Open-suse-education
-:[[VMware#openSUSE |read this first]]
-:[http://sourceforge.net/projects/opensuse-edu/files/Sugar/openSUSE-Sugar-vmware-vmx.tar.bz2/download download]
-:[[VMware#change_networking|networking help]]
-:[http://old-en.opensuse.org/How_to_use_downloaded_SUSE_Studio_appliances how to use]
-==='''[[QEMU]]'''===
+* Note Running from a USB Memory Stick Crawls, VERY slowly - '''not practical'''.
-:[[Sugar_Creation_Kit#QEMU_Virtualization|instructions, downloads]]
-== Image installation tools ==
-==='''[[Sugar_on_a_Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller|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 a traditional operating system installation on 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:
-: {{Code|su}}
-: {{Code|yum install zyx-liveinstaller gparted}}
-===easyvmx===
+*'''Testing of appliance running from an external USB Hard Disk
-:'''Make a VMplayer Appliance with-out needing copy of VMworkstation'''
+:: Appears to depend on the Speed of the Host Machine: (needs farther testing)
-*web site that builds a vmx file to your specifications (free)
+# Very Slow -  Fedora-13-Soas/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010  satellit
-::'''http://www.easyvmx.com/'''
+# Very Slow -  Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010  satellit
-: Works Fine, runs on most platforms, and has persistence
+# Acceptable-  Fedora-13-Soas/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop  12/26/2010  satellit
-: VMplayer download (free):https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/
+# Acceptable-  Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop  12/26/2010  satellit
-:EXAMPLE: soas-i386-20100926.17.iso burned to a CD
+====Join IRC for Help====
-::specified a 8 GB Hard Drive and other parameters
+* '''[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar&prompt=1 Join Sugar chat room for Help in English]'''
-::downloaded, in browse, the Custom vmx file as a .zip file
+*'''[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar-es&prompt=1 Sugar chat room in Español]''' (with translations to English)
-::Decompressed the .zip file
+*: Pida ayuda a través de este canal #sugar-es Por favor, sea cortés y hacer sus preguntas.<br>Los voluntarios no pueden estar en línea todo el tiempo.<br>Sea paciente y permanecer conectado durante varios minutos para ver su respuest.<br>(Utilizar la función de meeting para la traducción de estos artículos.)
-::Put soas-i386-20100926.17 CD in your CD Drive
-::Open VMPlayer and point it to this vmx file
-::CD boots in VMplayer application
-::Sugar Starts
-*To install to VMplayer 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: put the VMplayer Hard Disk Files on a 2 GB USB stick.'''
+: Ask for help on either of these channels.
-::'''(note runs about 10x slower on a USB stick)'''
+:: Please be courteous and ask your questions.
-::Example above created a 1.4 GB set of files'
+:: Volunteers may not be on line all of the time. Be patient and stay connected for several minutes to see their answer.
-:Copy-Paste all files
+* Read the [[Sugar_Creation_Kit#Floss_Manuals| Floss Manuals]] first!
-: Sugar on a Stick in VM Player form with persistence
-::Portable (Student can take home and run on home Computer)
-::Run it on different Platforms
-==Sugar on a Stick==
+====References====
-{{Dated}}
+:http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#id2727661 [Configuring virtual machines]
-Current
+:http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#id321700 [USB Support]
+:[http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ Oracle VM VirtualBox online Manual]
+:[http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/UserManual.pdf UserManual.pdf]
+: See also [[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/Sugar-in-Virtualization|Sugar-in-Virtualization]].
-* '''Mirabelle-v3 (Current)''' [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads]
+====Extension Pack====
-*  [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Downloads|SoaS Downloads page]] (includes Legal Torrent sites) - See  [[Sugar on a Stick/Strawberry | SoaS Strawberry]] and [[Sugar_on_a_Stick| Main SoaS ]] pages for more context.
+:[http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack]  '''Personal Use License'''
-* [[VMware#Soas-Strawberry.iso_installed_to_VM_Hard_Disk]]How TO: Soas-strawberry VMPlayer Appliance
+::All Platforms (Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux)
-* [[VMware#Prebuilt_Sugar_Appliance]]openSUSE prebuilt vmx file
+* '''Personal Use Licensed not OSE'''
-Prebuilt VirtualBox Appliances:
+=='''[[VMware]] Player'''==
+[https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=player&lp=default Download VMware Player (free)]
+*VMplayer can now import VirtualBox files
-* Blueberry-v2: [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Blueberry-vmx.tar.gz]  ReadME:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Blueberry-vmx.txt]
+=='''[[QEMU]]'''==
-* '''Mirabelle-v3-(Current)''': [[Sugar_Creation_Kit#Prebuilt_Virtualbox_Appliance]] ReadME:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-MirabelleREADME_FIRST.txt]
+:[[Sugar_Creation_Kit#QEMU_Virtualization|instructions, downloads]]
-Older builds
-* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/ Sugar on a Stick downloads]
-* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/snapshots/2/  Snapshots] 0.84, bleeding edge
-* [http://www.sugarlabs.org/static/soas/soas-beta-1.zip soas-beta-1 Zip] vdi (dated: 20 April 2009) for use with [[VirtualBox]]
-* [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/VMware Boot USB Stick with VMPlayer and VM Appliances] (testing)
-==Routine (formerly daily) Builds==
-* [[olpc:Rainbow]] Security testing. Not recommended for Sugar users.
-* [http://dev.laptop.org/~cjb/rawhide-xo/?C=M;O=D Fedora Rawhide] Both .isos and .imgs. These are [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-olpc-list/2009-May/msg00059.html no longer LiveCD images], so changes will persist between boots.
-* [[olpc:Joyride]] Not being maintained; to be replaced by builds of various Linux distributions.
-==XO 1.5 test==
-Fedora 11 with Sugar 0.84 and Gnome. There are [http://dev.laptop.org/~cjb/rawhide-xo/ preliminary versions] of this software built for XO 1.0, in .img and .iso files. In a menu at the bottom of the initial screen, you can choose either Sugar or Gnome sessions before logging in.
-[[olpc:User:cjb|Chris Ball]] promises a regular release schedule of 1.5 builds by the time XO 1.5 prototypes enter production. If you're interested in contributing or testing, they would certainly love your help. You can find them on the [http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-olpc-list fedora-olpc mailing list], and freenode IRC's #fedora-olpc channel.
-==Releases==
-* Prebuilt Sugar 0.84 images are not yet regularly available.
-* [[Community/Distributions/Fedora|Fedora]] [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-olpc-list/2008-December/msg00061.html Sugar Spin] [http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/olpc/0.82-2/i686/sugar-spin.iso image]
-*: NOTE:later Fedora 12 SUGAR 0.86 Spin: http://spins.fedoraproject.org/edu/
-* [[olpc:XS_LiveCD XS Installer]] '''Warning''': If you are not paying attention, this will format your hard drive. Of course, if you boot this in kvd/qemu/VirtualBox alongside an empty hard drive image, you probably want it to format your drive image and install the School Server.
-* Various [[Supported systems|Linux distro installation images]], where Sugar can be installed from packages: Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu Intrepid (but not Jaunty so far), ALT Linux, Mandriva, Caixa Mágica, Gentoo, OpenSUSE, Slackware. Not all of them work. Note that the command to start Sugar is usually 'sugar-emulator'. The command 'sugar' will seem to start, but will have a broken UI, and packages will not start.
-==Live CDs==
-* [[olpc:Live_Cd| Live CDs]] by Wolfgang Rohrmoser (8.2)
-* [[Live_CD|Build your own Sugar Live CDs]]
-* [[0.84/Sugar LiveCD|Sugar 0.84 LiveCD proposal]]
-==sugar-jhbuild==
-* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/sugar/liveimages/debian-jhbuild/binary.iso binary.iso] 27-Nov-2008. You would do better to install Fedora in an image, and build sugar-jhbuild there. Unfortunately, sugar-jhbuild does not build reliably on Debian-based distributions.
-==Sugar on Windows Installer==
-* [[Supported_systems/Windows]]
-==See also==
+==References==
+* [[Mac OS X-Boot USB with VirtualBox]]
 * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-September/019643.html Tom van Overbeek describes how to run Sugar using QEMU]
+* [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BoxGrinder BoxGrinder: a set of tools used for building appliances (virtual machines)]
+* [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing Licensing-License types and info for exported Appliances-]
+* wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Comparison_of_platform_virtual_machines|Comparison of platform virtual machines]] - an extensive comparison of features of virtual machines platforms

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