Ubuntu
Summary
You have an Ubuntu system and you wish to try Sugar?
Installation
As of 2012-03, Ubuntu does not have a complete, stable version of Sugar in the Ubuntu repositories. In particular, there is no compatible web browser.
Until this is fixed, try one of these options:
- use Sweets on Ubuntu, recommended for Ubuntu 11.04, see below,
- use a virtual appliance, compatible with any version of Ubuntu, see below,
- use the incomplete version that Ubuntu provide, see the last section below, or
- install from Sugar source.
| your ubuntu release | your best options for trying Sugar |
|---|---|
| Ubuntu 12.04 | use a virtual appliance |
| Ubuntu 11.10 | use a virtual appliance |
| Ubuntu 11.04 | use Sweets Distribution or use a virtual appliance |
| Ubuntu 10.10 | use Sweets Distribution or use a virtual appliance |
| Ubuntu 10.04 | use Sweets Distribution or use a virtual appliance |
How to install Sweets on Ubuntu
Install packages on an Ubuntu system so that you may run Sugar.
See How to install Sweets on Ubuntu.
How to install a virtual appliance
Install a virtual appliance based on Ubuntu:
- the Ubuntu 11.04 Sweets Distribution Sugar 0.94 virtual appliance,
- a tutorial on How to Import a virtual Appliance into VirtualBox.
There are other virtual appliances based on other distributions, which can be imported into virtualisation software on Ubuntu.
- see Emulator image files.
How to install Sugar on Ubuntu
There are many problems with Sugar on Ubuntu (see a list for 0.90), many of which have been fixed in a later version of Sugar, so we recommend the Sweets or virtual appliance methods above instead.
In particular, there is no compatible web browser.
However, if you wish to to install Sugar on Ubuntu:
- click on Ubuntu Software Center,
- search for Sugar,
- click on sugar-emulator or sugar,
- click on Install,
- if asked about other required applications, click to install.
Sugar will be downloaded and installed.
To start Sugar, click on Applications, then Education, then Sugar.
See how to create a desktop icon that runs Sugar full screen.