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In relation to Sugar, Ubuntu is a downstream distribution project that can be used to run Sugar.
 
In relation to Sugar, Ubuntu is a downstream distribution project that can be used to run Sugar.
  
==Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty==
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==Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic==
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Sugar 0.112 will be in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic.
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==Ubuntu 17.10 Artful==
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Sugar 0.110 is in the archive for Ubuntu 17.10 Artful, and can be installed by typing
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sudo apt install sucrose gir1.2-webkit-3.0
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* log out,
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* log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
  
Sugar 0.110 is in the archive for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty, and can be installed by typing
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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].
  
sudo apt install sucrose
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==Using Sugar inside another desktop environment on Ubuntu==
  
==Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS==
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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 0.106 is in the archive for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial, and can be installed by typing
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Install the Remote Desktop packages:
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sudo apt install xrdp rdesktop
  
  sudo apt install sucrose
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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'
  
Sugar 0.110 can be installed by careful addition of the Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty packages.
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Start a session:
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rdesktop -g 1200x900 -u sugar -p sugar 0
  
==OLPC Ubuntu Sugar 16.04 Xenial LTS ==
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==Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty==
  
One Laptop per Child has been curating Sugar 0.108 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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Sugar 0.110 is in the archive for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty, and can be installed by typing
  
==OLPC Ubuntu Sugar 14.04 Trusty LTS ==
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sudo apt install sucrose
  
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.
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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 -->
  
===Installing a system===
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==Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS==
  
How to install Ubuntu with Sugar 0.106:
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Sugar 0.106 is in the archive for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial, and can be installed by typing
* 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.
 
  
===Adding to a system===
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sudo apt install sucrose
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<!-- last tested with Ubuntu 16.04.1 Xenial) -->
  
Note: only available for 64-bit systems, check that ''uname -i'' shows x86_64.
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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.
  
How to add Sugar 0.107 to an Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty system:
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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.
* 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===
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==OLPC Ubuntu Sugar 16.04 Xenial LTS ==
  
How to upgrade to Sugar 0.107 on an existing Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty system with an earlier version of Sugar already installed:
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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.
* 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==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 20:34, 17 January 2018

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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 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.

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