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==Summary==
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<noinclude>[[Category:Supported systems]]</noinclude>
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[[File:Ubuntu-small.jpg]]
  
You have an Ubuntu system and you wish to try Sugar?
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:''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]
  
As of 2012-02, Ubuntu does not have a stable version of Sugar in the Ubuntu repositories.  Until this is fixed, your choices are:
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In relation to Sugar, Ubuntu is a downstream distribution project that can be used to run Sugar.
* use the unstable version 0.90 of Sugar, using the Ubuntu repositories,
 
* use [[Community/Distributions/Sweets_Distribution|Sweets]] on Ubuntu,
 
* switch to the [[Community/Distributions/Trisquel|Trisquel distribution]],
 
* switch to [[Community/Distributions|some other distribution]],
 
* use a virtual appliance, or;
 
* install from Sugar source.
 
  
==Introduction==
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==Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic==
We provide two kinds of information in this page.
 
#Existing Ubuntu-based Sugar Spins. A Sugar Spin is a Linux distribution which uses Sugar as its default desktop environment.
 
#How to install Sugar for your Ubuntu desktop. It is dependent on your Ubuntu's release version and the Sugar version you are going to install.
 
  
==Ubuntu-based Sugar Spins==
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Sugar 0.112 will be in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic.
  
====VirtualBox Appliance to import====
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==Ubuntu 17.10 Artful==
*http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Ubuntu_11.04_sweets-distribution_sugar_0.94
 
  
==How to install Sugar Desktop 0.90 on Ubuntu or Edubuntu 11.10==
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Sugar 0.110 is in the archive for Ubuntu 17.10 Artful, and can be installed by typing
  
*Install sucrose-0.90
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sudo apt install sucrose gir1.2-webkit-3.0
  
sudo apt-get install sucrose-0.90
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* log out,
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* log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
  
Only comes with pippy and turtleart. You can download more Activities from [[http://activities.sugarlabs.org/| activites.sugarlabs.org ]] from outside of Sugar and install each .xo bundle individually in a terminal with:
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Installing the package gir1.2-webkit-3.0 is a workaround for [https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=877812 Debian bug #877812].
  
sugar-install-bundle activity.xo
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==Using Sugar inside another desktop environment on Ubuntu==
  
To run Sugar fullscreen:
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Sugar is a desktop environment.  For developers who use Ubuntu Unity, Gnome or another desktop environment, Sugar can be run inside that environment as a window.
*Go to the menu Applications->Education->sugar
 
*Drag and drop the Sugar icon to the desktop
 
*Right-click on Sugar icon and choose Properties
 
*Change the command to:
 
 
 
  sugar-emulator -f
 
  
If you need to turn off screensaver and power management:
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Install the Remote Desktop packages:
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sudo apt install xrdp rdesktop
  
  xset s off
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Create a user for Sugar and set a default desktop environment:
  xset -dpms
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sudo adduser sugar
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  sudo su - sugar -c 'echo sugar >> .xsession'
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Start a session:
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  rdesktop -g 1200x900 -u sugar -p sugar 0
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==Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty==
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Sugar 0.110 is in the archive for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty, and can be installed by typing
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sudo apt install sucrose
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* log out,
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* log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
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<!-- last tested with Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty daily live image dated 2017-03-21 plus updates on 30th March 2017 -->
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==Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS==
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Sugar 0.106 is in the archive for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial, and can be installed by typing
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sudo apt install sucrose
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<!-- last tested with Ubuntu 16.04.1 Xenial) -->
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Sugar 0.112 can be installed by careful addition of the Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic packages; temporarily change sources.list, update, and install the Sugar packages again, then restore sources.list.
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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.
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==OLPC Ubuntu Sugar 16.04 Xenial LTS ==
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One Laptop per Child has been curating Sugar 0.112 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.
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==See also==
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* [https://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Census/OLPC Debian Derivatives Census - OLPC]
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==Previous releases==
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See [[Ubuntu/Previous]] for how to install older versions of Sugar on older releases of Ubuntu.
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==Subpages==
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Revision as of 20:34, 17 January 2018

Ubuntu-small.jpg

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 18.04 Bionic

Sugar 0.112 will be in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic.

Ubuntu 17.10 Artful

Sugar 0.110 is in the archive for Ubuntu 17.10 Artful, and can be installed by typing

sudo apt install sucrose gir1.2-webkit-3.0
  • log out,
  • log in with the Sugar desktop selected.

Installing the package gir1.2-webkit-3.0 is a workaround for Debian bug #877812.

Using Sugar inside another desktop environment on Ubuntu

Sugar is a desktop environment. For developers who use Ubuntu Unity, Gnome 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 and set a default desktop environment:

sudo adduser sugar
sudo su - sugar -c 'echo sugar >> .xsession'

Start a session:

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

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.

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 0.112 can be installed by careful addition of the Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic packages; temporarily change sources.list, update, and install the Sugar packages again, then restore sources.list.

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 0.112 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.

See also

Previous releases

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

Subpages