Mandriva

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How to install Sugar on Mandriva

• Beginning from 2009.1 version Mandriva supports Sugar out-of-the-box.

Task-sugar does not yet work in Mandriva 2011-alpha (see link in Resources) 02/25/2011 satellit

Mandriva Linux release 2011 beta 3

http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mandrivalinux/devel/iso/2011/

http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mandrivalinux/devel/iso/2011/Mandriva.2011-beta3.i586.iso

http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mandrivalinux/devel/iso/2011/Mandriva.2011-beta3.i586.iso.md5sum

Mandriva Linux release 2010.2 (Sugar 0.88.0)

Released 12/22/2010

Mandriva 2010.2 Downloads

use same commands as for 2010.1 to install

Browse 123 works fine, (07/04/2011 satellit)

Known Problem (depreciated):

Browse does not start

Solution:

• In Mandriva 2010.2 sugar-terminal or Konsole:

wget http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/firefox-6.xo
cp firefox-6.xo Desktop

1. drag drop this file onto a 2nd USB stick

• Boot Sugar-emulator

1. Move Cursor to Journal on top frame
2. Click on USB symbol on bottom left when frame retracts
3. Drag with mouse the firefox-6.xo to the Journal in bottom right corner

• Firefox is installed on the f3 Ring, click to start

Mandriva Linux 2010.2 (sugar 0.88.0 )

Mandriva 2010.2 Downloads

Mandriva-linux-one-2010.1-sugar Virtualbox Appliance

mandriva info

Mandriva wiki: Sugar_Desktop

Start Mandriva Linux 2010.2 (Official) for i586
start browser
  http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/
 <Add Official Media> {Hit button on website]
 (packages download)
start terminal
su
password
urpmi task-sugar
Log Out
Log in with gdm switcher as sugar

Mandriva Linux 2010.0 (sugar 0.86.2 )

Start Mandriva Linux 2010.0 (Official) for i586
start browser
  http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/
 <Add Official Media>
  in root terminal
  urpmi task-sugar
 (76 packages download)
Log Out
Log in with gdm switcher as sugar

Mandriva Spring 2009.1 (0.84.2 sugar)

Start Mandriva Linux Spring 2009.1 (Official) for i586
start browser
  http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/
 <Add Official Media> {Hit button on website]
 (packages download)
Log Out
Log in with gdm switcher as sugar

• Sugar-emulator available

Older then 2009.1 or using last development versions

You should setup link to development repository. Add these lines to /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg

Contrib mirror/arch/media/contrib/release {
}

Where mirror is a cooker mirror from that list and arch is one of supported platforms

Install Sugar packages

To install core components (services, window manager, journal etc.) type:

sudo urpmi sugar-glucose 

To install core activities type:

sudo urpmi sugar-fructose

Or to install the Sugar Platform (sugar-glucose + sugar-fructose + honey's deps):

sudo urpmi task-sugar

NOTE on x86_64 architecture you need i586 repository to install squeak dependency.

Platforms

• i586
• x86_64

Packages

Sugar packages are being generated by jhconvert and follow its matrix of package versions.

Bugs

Post bugs to official Mandriva bug tracker. You need to fill in follow fields:

• Product to Mandriva Linux
• Component select from list
• Version to Cooker
• Hardware Platform to i586 or x86_64
• Source RPM follow field's comments

• Note:

eracc> Hmmm, looks like the 14th(feb 2011) was the day everything was deleted in the on-line media sources. I guess this is Mandriva's Valentine's Day Massacre.

Contacts

• Aleksey Lim
• Tomeu Vizoso
• Tom Gilliard testing
• be involved and add yourself here

Resources

• Mandriva wiki:Releases
• Home page
• Tool to generate Sugar packages
• XfceLive_2010_Spring download
• Community_liveCD
• 2011 alpha1

2011 Blog