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==Introduction==
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Moved to https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/ubuntu.md
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 Spin==
 
====Trisquel On A Sugar Toast====
 
:For Sugar only look at [[Trisquel_On_A_Sugar_Toast| '''Trisquel Toast''']]
 
 
 
====Ubuntu Sugar Remix====
 
:Ubuntu has not updated their repositories for sugar since version 0.90 when the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sugar '''Ubuntu Sugar Remix Team'''] stopped work.
 
:http://people.sugarlabs.org/dfarning/
 
:*Archive of discontinued project to add Sugar to Ubuntu
 
:*'''These do not work very well.''' Not Recommended
 
 
 
==[[Image:Ubuntu-small.jpg]]Sugar Desktop 0.94 on Ubuntu 11.04==
 
*Look at [[Community/Distributions/Sweets_Distribution| '''sweets-distribution''']] for sugar 0.88 in Ubuntu 10.04 1nd 10.10
 
:Click this link ^
 
:Sweets Distribution is easier to use for Ubuntu' and its Derivatives (Adding an additional Repository via apt commands) as the packages are pre-configured, ready to use.)
 
::('''Advanced installation skills required.''')
 
:Has Dextrose features
 
===Installation Suggestions===
 
:Install Ubuntu 11.04
 
::    Download link: http://releases.ubuntu.com/natty/
 
:Log in to "Gnome-classic" (select it from the drop-down menu on the bottom bar of the login screen.)
 
:copy-paste these commands to Ubuntu terminal one line at a time:
 
sudo apt-add-repository 'deb http://download.sugarlabs.org/packages/SweetsDistribution:/0.94/Ubuntu-11.04/ ./'
 
wget -qO- http://download.sugarlabs.org/packages/SweetsDistribution:/0.94/Ubuntu-11.04/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
 
sudo apt-get update
 
sudo apt-get install sweets-distribution
 
*The main menu will now have '''Education/Sugar'''
 
*'''Congratulations you have now installed sugar 0.94'''
 
====To get sugar to run full screen====
 
*Menu:
 
:Applications/Education/Sugar
 
:Right click on sugar XO
 
::"Add this launcher to the desktop" -  chose this option
 
*right click on the XO that is now on the desktop
 
:"Properties"
 
::Command:  sweets-sugar-emulator '''-f'''  -  Add the '''-f''' for full screen (Close)
 
*Now when you click the XO sugar will start full screen and not in a window.
 
====VirtualBox Appliance to import====
 
*http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Ubuntu_11.04_sweets-distribution_sugar_0.94
 
:This is exactly the same as achieved with the Installation Suggestions above
 
 
 
==[[Image:Ubuntu-small.jpg]]Sugar Desktop 0.90 on Ubuntu 11.10==
 
NOTE: ''This version uses previous Sugar release. Collaboration is broken''
 
*Sugar 0.90 is NOT RECOMMENDED.
 
*Install sucrose-0.90
 
 
 
sudo apt-get install sucrose-0.90
 
 
 
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:
 
 
 
sugar-install-bundle activity.xo
 
 
 
To run Sugar fullscreen:
 
*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:
 
 
 
xset s off
 
xset -dpms
 
 
 
==[[File:200px-Edubuntu.png]]Sugar Desktop 0.90 on edubuntu 11.10==
 
Sugar 0.90 is NOT RECOMMENDED
 
 
 
''Note: classic gnome fallback is available on install''
 
 
 
*Install sucrose-0.90
 
 
 
sudo apt-get install sucrose-0.90
 
 
 
Only comes with pippy and turtleart. To get more activities you can:
 
 
 
Download [[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Surf-115.xo| the Surf activity ]] and put it in a USB key. Within Sugar, copy the bundle to the Journal to install it. Start Surf and point it to [[http://activities.sugarlabs.org/| activites.sugarlabs.org ]] to get other activities.
 
 
 
Or you can download from [[http://activities.sugarlabs.org/| activites.sugarlabs.org ]] from outside Sugar and install each .xo bundle individually in a terminal with:
 
 
 
sugar-install-bundle activity.xo
 
 
 
To run Sugar fullscreen:
 
*menu Applications->Education->sugar
 
*drag and drop Sugar icon to desktop
 
*right-click on Sugar icon->Properties
 
*change command to:
 
 
 
  sugar-emulator -f
 
 
 
==Ubuntu-based Distributions==
 
[[File:trisquel_logo.png]][[Community/Distributions/Trisquel| Trisquel]]
 
*'''Trisquel is the reason that Sweets-Distribution exists.'''
 
: alsroot developed it for this Ubuntu based distribution
 

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