Mandriva
Install
How to install Sugar on Mandriva box.
2009.1 and newer versions
Beginning from 2009.1 version Mandriva supports Sugar out-of-the-box.
Notes: (satellit 11/08/2009)
Mandriva Spring 2009.1
Mandriva Spring 2009.1 CD, install to a (8Gb Toshiba USB) with desktop install icon. go to software management and install "task-sugar". Then log out and log in to sugar in a gdm-like switcher. (0.84.2 sugar). It works. (Boots wirelessly with nvidia) definitely non-free: / (
Mandriva Linux 2010.0
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
(sugar 0.86.2 )
Mandriva Linux 2010.1
Start Mandriva Linux 2010.1 (Official) for i586 start browser http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ <Add Official Media> {Hit button on website] (76 packages download) Log Out Log in with gdm switcher as sugar (sugar 0.88.0 )
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 SugarPlatform(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 fillin 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
Contacts
- Aleksey Lim
- Tomeu Vizoso
- be involved and add yourself here