Difference between revisions of "Ubuntu"

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Ubuntu is a Debian-based Linux operating system, with Unity as its default desktop environment. -- wikipedia.org

In relation to Sugar, Ubuntu is a downstream distribution project that can be used to run Sugar.

Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty

Sugar 0.110 is in the archive for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty, and can be installed by typing

sudo apt install sucrose

log out,
log in with the Sugar desktop selected.

Using Sugar inside another desktop environment

Sugar is a desktop environment. For developers who use Ubuntu Unity or another desktop environment, Sugar can be run inside that environment as a window.

Install the Remote Desktop packages:

sudo apt install xrdp rdesktop

Create a user for Sugar:

adduser sugar
echo sugar >> /home/sugar/.xsession

Start a session:

rdesktop -g 1200x900 -u sugar -p sugar 0

Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS

Sugar 0.106 is in the archive for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial, and can be installed by typing

sudo apt install sucrose

Sugar 0.110 can be installed by careful addition of the Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty packages.

Organisations that require Ubuntu 16.04 support for Sugar may consider getting involved in the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates process.

OLPC Ubuntu Sugar 16.04 Xenial LTS

One Laptop per Child has been curating Sugar 0.110 and Activities on the Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial operating system. This build has entered production, and can be acquired through private negotiation or by ordering laptops from OLPC.

OLPC Ubuntu Sugar 14.04 Trusty LTS

One Laptop per Child was curating Sugar and Activities on the Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty operating system, but support for this version has since ended.

Installing a system

How to install Ubuntu with Sugar 0.106:

you must already be familiar with how to install Ubuntu, if not, see Download Ubuntu Desktop, and Install Ubuntu Desktop,
download our installer image (1.2 GB) md5, package list
boot our image and install in the usual way,
log out of the Unity desktop, and then log in with the Sugar desktop selected.

Adding to a system

Note: only available for 64-bit systems, check that uname -i shows x86_64.

How to add Sugar 0.107 to an Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty system:

edit /etc/apt/sources.list to add the OLPC archive,

deb [trusted=yes arch=amd64] http://dev.laptop.org/pub/us trusty main

update the package lists, and install Sugar,

sudo apt update && sudo apt install olpc-ubuntu-sugar

log out of the Unity desktop, and then log in with the Sugar desktop selected.

Upgrading a system

How to upgrade to Sugar 0.107 on an existing Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty system with an earlier version of Sugar already installed:

update the package lists, and apply all pending updates,

sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade

log out, and then log in with the Sugar desktop selected.

Previous releases

See Ubuntu/Previous for how to install older versions of Sugar on older releases of Ubuntu.

Subpages

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-[[Image:Ubuntu.jpg]]Ubuntu based distributions
+<noinclude>[[Category:Supported systems]]</noinclude>
+[[File:Ubuntu-small.jpg]]
-==[[File:Mint.png]] [[Talk:Community/Distributions/Ubuntu#Install_Linux_Mint_11_with_sweets-distribution_0.94.1|Sugar Desktop 0.94.1 on Mint 11]]==
+:''Ubuntu is a [[Debian]]-based Linux operating system, with Unity as its default desktop environment.'' -- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28operating_system%29 wikipedia.org]
-:Click on link ^ for detailed install instructions
-:Download: http://linuxfreedom.com/linuxmint/linuxmint.com/stable/11/linuxmint-11-gnome-dvd-32bit.iso
-*RECOMMENDED
-[[Community/Distributions/Sweets_Distribution |Sweets_Distribution]] works
-*Advanced installation skills required
-:Not normal sugar but sweets distribution sugar
-:Like Trisquel 5.0-sugar (TOAST)
-:Has Dextrose features
+In relation to Sugar, Ubuntu is a downstream distribution project that can be used to run Sugar.
-:'''ONLY WORKS if wireless is disconnected prior to starting sugar''' this is known bug in sugar 0.90.x
+==Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty==
-==[[Image:Ubuntu-small.jpg]]Sugar Desktop 0.90.1 on Ubuntu 11.10==
+Sugar 0.110 is in the archive for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty, and can be installed by typing
-NOTE: ''This version uses the old Sugar 0.90. Collaboration is broken''
-*Install package 'sucrose-0.90' with apt or Ubuntu Software Center.
+ sudo apt install sucrose
-*Only comes with pippy and turtleart
-*You'll need to install the remaining individual activities by downloading them from http://activities.sugarlabs.org/ and installing each within a terminal:
- sugar-install-bundle activity.xo
+* log out,
+* log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
+<!-- last tested with Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty daily live image dated 2017-03-21 plus updates on 30th March 2017 -->
-* To turn off screensaver and power management:
+== Using Sugar inside another desktop environment ==
-  terminal:
+Sugar is a desktop environment.  For developers who use Ubuntu Unity or another desktop environment, Sugar can be run inside that environment as a window.
- xset s off
- xset -dpms
-:'''Inactive Ubuntu Sugar Remix Team:https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sugar'''
+Install the Remote Desktop packages:
+ sudo apt install xrdp rdesktop
-==[[File:200px-Edubuntu.png]]Sugar Desktop 0.90 on edubuntu 11.10==
+Create a user for Sugar:
-Sugar 0.90 is NOT RECOMMENDED
+  adduser sugar
-::Updated: 10/20/2011
+  echo sugar >> /home/sugar/.xsession
-:'''Note classic gnome fallback is available on install'''
-:http://edubuntu.org/download
-===To install Sugar===
-:Ubuntu Software Center/Education  (All Software)
-::Search: sugar
-  sugar 0.90 [x] use this one
-::Hints:
+Start a session:
-::: Do updates right away
+  rdesktop -g 1200x900 -u sugar -p sugar 0
-::: System Settings/Network to configure wireless AP
-:::Applications/Education/sugar  '''drag sugar XO icon to desktop
-::::Properties (right click) change command to sugar-emulator -f  (full screen)
-:Sugar only comes with turtlear and pippy
-*[[
-http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Surf-115.xo|Surf-115]] can be drag dropped to the journal from a USB key or by going to a terminal and doing:
- sugar-install-bundle activity.xo
+==Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS==
-:This allows installation of many activities from ASLO (surf start new screen/activities) including the following:
+Sugar 0.106 is in the archive for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial, and can be installed by typing
- physics 8
- terminal 31
- edit 8
- surf 115
- irc 10
- chat 72
-You can also install activities from a terminal with:
-  sugar-install-bundle activity.xo
+  sudo apt install sucrose
+<!-- last tested with Ubuntu 16.04.1 Xenial) -->
-=== [[Community/Distributions/Trisquel|'''Trisquel''']] ===
+Sugar 0.110 can be installed by careful addition of the Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty packages.
-t: Trisquel is '''Ubuntu based''' and works well. (Trisquel 4.1 is based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Trisquel 5, on Ubuntu 11.04.) ===
-=== Sweets Distribution ===
+Organisations that require Ubuntu 16.04 support for Sugar may consider getting involved in the Ubuntu [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates Stable Release Updates] process.
-:'''NEW''' 02/03/2011 alsroot and satellit
-This is [[Dextrose]] 2, thus more than just Sugar 0.88, it contains several features that still are not committed to the trunk + bug fixes from 0.90+.
+==OLPC Ubuntu Sugar 16.04 Xenial LTS ==
-* Install sweets sugar 0.88.1 in Ubuntu-10.04/Trisquel-4.1 and Ubuntu-10.10/Trisquel-4.5
+One Laptop per Child has been curating Sugar 0.110 and Activities on the Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial operating system.  This build has entered production, and can be acquired through private negotiation or by ordering laptops from OLPC.
-:sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org  07/03/2011
- Alexy:
-::(Edited by satellit while installing on Ubuntu 10.10 HD install)
- Hi all,
- If someone is using sweet packages for Ubuntu 10.04/10.10 and Trisquel
-.1/4.5 (thanks satellit for creating instructions of wiki),
- its download location was changed from http://bazaar-download.sugarlabs.org/ to the links shown below:
-=====Installation=====
-* Terminal:
-:sudo su
-*Repository uses new gpg key, to import it:
-    gpg --keyserver keys.sugarlabs.org --recv 3182B17D
-    gpg --armor --export 3182B17D | sudo apt-key add -
-::Look for '''OK''
-*Start Synaptic Package Manager
-: Settings/Repositories/Other Software/Add..
-*For Ubuntu-10.04/Trisquel-4.1:
-    deb http://download.sugarlabs.org/packages/SweetsDistribution:/0.88/Ubuntu-10.04/ ./
-    deb-src http://download.sugarlabs.org/packages/SweetsDistribution:/0.88/Ubuntu-10.04/ ./
-*For Ubuntu-10.10/Trisquel-4.5:
-    deb http://download.sugarlabs.org/packages/SweetsDistribution:/0.88/Ubuntu-10.10/ ./
-    deb-src http://download.sugarlabs.org/packages/SweetsDistribution:/0.88/Ubuntu-10.10/ ./
-*Synaptic Package Manager/
-:Reload
-:Quick Search (sweets)
-: check sweets-distribution/apply
-:exit
-*Applications/Education/Sugar
-:right click: Add this launcher to the desktop
-:Open (right click)/Properties/Command: sweets-sugar-emulator '''-f'''
-::add -f  to command (full screen)
-:Close
-*Click on Sugar Icon
-:My Settings
-:About my Computer:
-::Ubuntu 10.10
-::0.88.1
-* Frame/slide bottom slider full left
-:restart
-*Sugar Desktop starts
-*'''Tested on install 04/05/2011 satellit
-==UbuntuSugar (Inactive)==
+==OLPC Ubuntu Sugar 14.04 Trusty LTS ==
-from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sugar web page :
+One Laptop per Child was curating Sugar and Activities on the Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty operating system, but support for this version has since ended.
-=Sugar Team=
+===Installing a system===
-Sugar on Ubuntu is packaged and maintained by the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SugarTeam Ubuntu Sugar team][https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuSugarRemix], who welcome new contributors to test, document, triage, and make packages.
+How to install Ubuntu with Sugar 0.106:
+* you must already be familiar with how to install Ubuntu, if not, see [http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop Download Ubuntu Desktop], and [http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop Install Ubuntu Desktop],
+* download [http://people.sugarlabs.org/quozl/ubuntu/trusty/sugar-0.106/olpc-ubuntu-sugar-14.04.2-desktop-amd64-1436317817.iso our installer image] (1.2 GB) [http://people.sugarlabs.org/quozl/ubuntu/trusty/sugar-0.106/olpc-ubuntu-sugar-14.04.2-desktop-amd64-1436317817.iso.md5 md5]<!-- b5584db2d995041c5c732d22320645f8 -->, [http://people.sugarlabs.org/quozl/ubuntu/trusty/sugar-0.106/olpc-ubuntu-sugar-14.04.2-desktop-amd64-1436317817.iso.packages.txt package list]
+* boot our image and install in the [http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop usual way],
+* log out of the Unity desktop, and then log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
-[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sugar-0.88 Sugar bug reporting Ubuntu].
+===Adding to a system===
-[[Category:Supported systems]]
+Note: only available for 64-bit systems, check that ''uname -i'' shows x86_64.
+How to add Sugar 0.107 to an Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty system:
+* edit <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt> to add the OLPC archive,
+ deb [trusted=yes arch=amd64] <nowiki>http://dev.laptop.org/pub/us</nowiki> trusty main
+* update the package lists, and install Sugar,
+ sudo apt update && sudo apt install olpc-ubuntu-sugar
+* log out of the Unity desktop, and then log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
+===Upgrading a system===
+How to upgrade to Sugar 0.107 on an existing Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty system with an earlier version of Sugar already installed:
+* update the package lists, and apply all pending updates,
+ sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade
+* log out, and then log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
+==See also==
+* [https://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Census/OLPC Debian Derivatives Census - OLPC]
+==Previous releases==
+See [[Ubuntu/Previous]] for how to install older versions of Sugar on older releases of Ubuntu.
+==Subpages==
+{{Special:PrefixIndex/{{PAGENAME}}/}}