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== The deployments' XO Operating System ==
 
== The deployments' XO Operating System ==
  
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Dextrose is a Sugar distribution that runs on XO laptops jointly developed by [http://activitycentral.org Activity Central] in collaboration with OLPC and the Sugar community, with contributions from many deployments, mainly [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] and [http://www.laptop.org.au/ OLPC Australia].
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Dextrose is a Sugar distribution that runs on XO laptops, jointly developed by [http://activitycentral.org Activity Central] in collaboration with OLPC and the Sugar community, with contributions from many deployments, mainly [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] and [http://www.laptop.org.au/ OLPC Australia], along with independent developers. This close relation with the real-world XO scenarios and players enables Dextrose to connect the needs of the users with the evolution of the software, achieving an important synergy that benefits all of the Sugar environment.
  
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Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged some new features contributed by deployments and freelance contributors.
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Our primary focus is to get the best stability and usability in the classroom, and to provide the deployments with a way to get support in a appropriate time frame, along with the merging of new features conceived in the field. In Dextrose we work closely with upstream, to make sure that any changes that might be of interest to the whole Sugar project find their way in, and also to transmit the feedback that working directly with the deployments allows us to provide.
  
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The current version is [[Dextrose/3|Dextrose 3]]; you can also check the evolution of the project at the [[Dextrose/0|Dextrose 0]], [[Dextrose/1|Dextrose 1]] and previous stable [[Dextrose/2|Dextrose 2]] pages. Use the top menu in this wiki to get started with our distribution.
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We're in the process of migrating most of the information about Dextrose in this wiki to the new tracker at [http://sugardextrose.org sugardextrose.org]], so please head there to get the most up-to-date information about the project. To better help the transition, all the pages marked as obsolete in this wiki will include links to the relevant information at the new tracker.
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== Installation ==
 
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=== XO-1 ===
 
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[[File:Xo-1.png|right]]
 
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[[File:XO-XP.png|right]]
 
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* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
 
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* Download both <tt>'''osXXXXX.img'''</tt> and <tt>'''osXXXXX.crc'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick or SD card.
 
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* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot
 
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* 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)
 
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* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
 
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* Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
 
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* The XO will reboot, finish writing, reboot itself, and take you to the naming and color choice process
 
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* During the reboots, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update
 
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'''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].
 
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=== XO-1.5 ===
 
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[[File:XO-HS.png|right]]
 
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* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
 
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* Download <tt>'''osXXXXX.zd'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
 
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* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot
 
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* Type the command: {{Code|'''fs-update u:\osXXXXX.zd'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
 
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* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
 
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* Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
 
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* 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].
 
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=== XO-1.75 ===
 
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[[File:Xo-1.75.png|right]]
 
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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.
 
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=== Other netbooks ===
 
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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,
 
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thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1] provided by Free Software.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 08:52, 5 July 2012


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The deployments' XO Operating System

Dextrose is a Sugar distribution that runs on XO laptops, jointly developed by Activity Central in collaboration with OLPC and the Sugar community, with contributions from many deployments, mainly Paraguay Educa, Plan Ceibal and OLPC Australia, along with independent developers. This close relation with the real-world XO scenarios and players enables Dextrose to connect the needs of the users with the evolution of the software, achieving an important synergy that benefits all of the Sugar environment.

Our primary focus is to get the best stability and usability in the classroom, and to provide the deployments with a way to get support in a appropriate time frame, along with the merging of new features conceived in the field. In Dextrose we work closely with upstream, to make sure that any changes that might be of interest to the whole Sugar project find their way in, and also to transmit the feedback that working directly with the deployments allows us to provide.

We're in the process of migrating most of the information about Dextrose in this wiki to the new tracker at sugardextrose.org], so please head there to get the most up-to-date information about the project. To better help the transition, all the pages marked as obsolete in this wiki will include links to the relevant information at the new tracker.

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