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= Sugar on Ubuntu =
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[[File:Ubuntu-small.jpg]]
  
The Sugar (sucrose) packages for Ubuntu provide a Sugar environment that is easy to install and can be configured as an X session in gdm or run in a window with sugar-emulator.
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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]
  
It is a much simpler platform to set up for activity developers, than jhbuild.
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In relation to Sugar, Ubuntu is a downstream distribution project that can be used to run Sugar.
  
Sugar on Ubuntu is packaged and maintained by the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SugarTeam Ubuntu Sugar team], who welcome new contributors to test, document, triage, and make packages.
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==Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic==
  
== Sugar on Ubuntu 8.04 ==
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Sugar 0.112 will be in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic.
  
=== Sugar 0.79.0 ===
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==Ubuntu 17.10 Artful==
  
Sugar was packaged in universe for hardy (Ubuntu 8.04) by Jani Monoses. The version packaged is 0.79.0, similar to the version in OLPC Release 8.1.0.
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Sugar 0.110 is in the archive for Ubuntu 17.10 Artful, and can be installed by typing
  
[http://janimo.blogspot.com/2008/02/sugar-finally-in-hardy-universe.html Installation instructions]
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sudo apt install sucrose gir1.2-webkit-3.0
  
There are extra packages in a [https://launchpad.net/~sugar/+archive/ PPA], including activities that could not be included in the Ubuntu archive due to licence issues, as well as updated abiword packages.
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* log out,
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* log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
  
=== Sucrose 0.81.5 ===
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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].
  
The ubuntu packages were updated to the [[ReleaseTeam/Releases/Sucrose/0.81.5|0.81.5]] Sucrose development release by James Munro in a PPA.
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==Using Sugar inside another desktop environment on Ubuntu==
  
[http://learninglab.lincoln.ac.uk/blogs/jmunro/2008/07/18/day-15-sugar-packages-done/ Installation instructions]
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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.
  
== Sugar on the next Ubuntu release ==
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Install the Remote Desktop packages:
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sudo apt install xrdp rdesktop
  
Intrepid, the next Ubuntu release due out in October, should have packages synced from [[Community/Distributions/Debian|debian]]. The ubuntu team will liaise with the debian team to get the appropriate versions synced, either [[ReleaseTeam/Roadmap|0.82]] or an 0.82.x point release if there are any at that stage.
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Create a user for Sugar and set a default desktop environment:
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sudo adduser sugar
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sudo su - sugar -c 'echo sugar >> .xsession'
  
If necessary we can continue to maintain further Sucrose releases via a PPA, after intrepid is released.
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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