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Ubuntu and ubuntu-based distributions

Ubuntu-small.jpgSugar Desktop 0.90 on Ubuntu 11.10

NOTE: This version uses previous Sugar release. Collaboration is broken

  • Install package 'sucrose-0.90' with apt or Ubuntu Software Center.
  • 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
  • To turn off screensaver and power management:
terminal:
xset s off
xset -dpms
Inactive Ubuntu Sugar Remix Team:https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sugar

200px-Edubuntu.pngSugar Desktop 0.90 on edubuntu 11.10

Sugar 0.90 is NOT RECOMMENDED

Updated: 10/20/2011
Note classic gnome fallback is available on install
http://edubuntu.org/download
  • Ubuntu Software Center/Education (All Software)
  • Search: sugar
  • sugar 0.90 [x] use this one
  • Hints:
Do updates right away
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 turtleart and pippy
  • [[1]] can be drag dropped to the journal from a USB key or by going to a terminal and doing:
sugar-install-bundle activity.xo

This allows installation of many activities from [[2]] including the following:

physics
terminal
edit
irc
chat

Sugar Desktop 0.90 with Trisquel

Trisquel is Ubuntu based and works well. (Trisquel 4.1 is based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Trisquel 5, on Ubuntu 11.04.

= Linux Mint

[Mint webpage]

Sweets

Sweets works

  • Advanced installation skills required
Not normal sugar but sweets Sugar
Like Trisquel 5.0-sugar (TOAST)
Has Dextrose features

Mint.png Sugar Desktop 0.94.1 on Mint 11 with sweets

Ubuntu Sugar Team

from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sugar web page :

Sugar Team

Sugar on Ubuntu is packaged and maintained by the Ubuntu Sugar team[3], who welcome new contributors to test, document, triage, and make packages.