Sugar Creation Kit/VirtualBox
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Revision as of 19:20, 3 March 2011 by FGrose (talk | contribs) (moved Sck/VirtualBox/ to Sugar Creation Kit/VirtualBox: reorganization)
VirtualBox Virtualization
With VirtualBox® one can run Sugar in a window on Microsoft Windows, Intel-based Apple Macintosh, or Linux host computers from a virtual machine (VM) window. VirtualBox overview
- A good solution for Macintosh Computers
- VirtualBox downloads Windows/Linux/Intel Macs
- Oracle VirtualBox downloads (alternate link)
- Installing on Linux hosts Read this if VirtualBox does not install.
- VirtualBox on Mac OS X Hosts
RECOMMENDED VERSIONS
==>Trisquel 4.1-sugar-installer.iso click link to download 1.1GB DVD
- Cleared of sugar identity Starts on Color Selection Screen ( <===(back) to change name)
- This DVD.iso is a great way to distribute this VM Appliance by "SneakerNet"
- Download one time; use to install many instances
- DVD Contents:
32bit-VirtualBox Installers (OSE) (Directory with install files for VirtualBox 4.0.4) (Does not include Free for Personal Use licensed extension pack) - includes instructions on how to download for personal use. ReadMeFirst_Install_Instructions.pdf (Instructions-how to install VirtualBox and import appliance) trisquel-sugar-4.1-i686-feb18.ovf trisquel-sugar-4.1-i686-feb18-disk1.vmdk UserManual.pdf (VirtualBox 4.0.4 User Manual-269 pages)
==>Trisquel-4.1-sugar click link to see details
- Cleared of sugar identity Starts on Color Selection Screen ( <===(back) to change name)
- Sugar sweets 0.88.1
- download and import 2 files:
==>Sugar on a Stick v3-Mirabelle click link to see details
- firstboot has not yet run; so a new user name and password will be set for the gdm login on start up for the first time
- root=sugarroot
- 8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
- English and English keyboard
- USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
- download and import 2 files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS-sugaruser.vmdk 533M http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS-sugaruser.ovf 12K
- Note: This appliance has a maximum 800x640 screensize available as VirtualBox extensions were NOT compiled into the kernel.
- Note Set ControlPanel/Frame "Edge" slider to far left for easier access to sugar-frame features
Notes & Links
- ==>Community/Distributions/Trisquel click link
- ==>Complete listing of VirtualBox Appliances click link to see All Prebuilt VirtualBox Appliances