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| + | ==Installation== |
| + | While it is easy to find the download instructions, the non-GUI [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations|installation]] instructions are hard to find [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#livecd-iso-to-disk_script][http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#liveusb-creator_from_command_line_in_terminal]and I don't know where the GUI instructions are.[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation] --[[User:Walter|Walter]] 21:28, 4 June 2010 (EDT) |
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| ==[[Sugar on a Stick/FAQ]]== | | ==[[Sugar on a Stick/FAQ]]== |
| See [[Sugar on a Stick/FAQ]] and [[Talk:Sugar on a Stick/FAQ]]. For older versions of this page, see [[/Archive]]. | | See [[Sugar on a Stick/FAQ]] and [[Talk:Sugar on a Stick/FAQ]]. For older versions of this page, see [[/Archive]]. |
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| SoaS is a Linux-based, Sugar-running, delivered-on-a-thumbdrive distribution focused on customizability, deployability, and local support, and meant for 1-to-1 use in schools. | | SoaS is a Linux-based, Sugar-running, delivered-on-a-thumbdrive distribution focused on customizability, deployability, and local support, and meant for 1-to-1 use in schools. |
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− | The term is currently a trademark owned by SL and used to refer colloquially to several things: | + | The term is currently used colloquially to refer to several things: |
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| * the code, based on Fedora, that Sebastian has been working on (...for lack of a better descriptor) | | * the code, based on Fedora, that Sebastian has been working on (...for lack of a better descriptor) |
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| Who decides: | | Who decides: |
− | A decision panel convened by the SLOBs (the latter is happening now), with strong input from both the current "SoaS" team and the Marketing team. | + | A decision panel convened by the SLOBs (the latter is happening now), with strong input from both the current "SoaS" team and the Marketing team. See [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2009-September/019548.html this mailing list thread calling for discussion panel volunteers]. |
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− | === Determine what "the code Sebastian is working on" is called ===
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− | This depends on the answer to "what 'SoaS' refers to," above.
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− | If (1), Sebastian's code would likely be "SoaS-Fedora" or similar, possibly after an application process allowing it to use the "SoaS" name.
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− | If (2), Sebastian's code would have a different secondary name ("SoaS-Fedora" or some other) but could (and likely would) start out as the specific SoaS edition that SL referred to when marketing "SoaS."
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− | If (3), Sebastian's code is simply "SoaS."
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− | Who decides:
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− | This is dependent on the answer to "what 'SoaS' refers to," so in effect the people who decide that question also decide who gets to decide this question. As a SL project, the people working on this code can call the project whatever they wants, so long as it does not interfere with the usage SL decides on for the term "SoaS."
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− | : Sebastian Dziallas is calling the coming iteration '''''Sugar on a Stick, Blueberry''''' [http://www.mail-archive.com/sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg08994.html].
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| == Completed next steps == | | == Completed next steps == |
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| Both decisions would be made by SLOBs or a decision panel convened by the SLOBs. This issue is a peripheral one that isn't particularly within the scope of the current SoaS discussions in this thread, though. | | Both decisions would be made by SLOBs or a decision panel convened by the SLOBs. This issue is a peripheral one that isn't particularly within the scope of the current SoaS discussions in this thread, though. |
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− | === Determine what a "SL Project" is === | + | ==Soas-v7 Release Announcement== |
| + | [SoaS] ANNOUNCE: Sugar on a Stick 7 (Quandong) |
| + | pbrobinson 06/05/2012 |
| + | I'd like to announce Sugar on a Stick 7 (Quandong) |
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| + | There's been a lot of work go into this release from a lot of |
| + | communities from Fedora and all the Fedora 17 features that give us |
| + | new and exciting hardware support to the Sugar Labs community and all |
| + | the new features that come with the Sugar 0.96 release on which SoaS |
| + | v7 is based. |
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| + | Thanks go to all the people that have contributed to this release |
| + | including Kalpa and Thomas who helped directly with SoaS, the Sugar |
| + | development team and other Sugar developers. A lot of work has been |
| + | done to ensure we can get working core Activities like Read and Browse |
| + | and what should a good working base for deployments to test and add |
| + | to. |
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| + | Some of the key new features of this release include: |
| + | - Based on Fedora 17 and it's new features [1] |
| + | - Massively improved x86 Mac support [2] |
| + | - Sugar 0.96 with initial support for GTK3 Activities and many other |
| + | improvements [3] |
| + | - Return of Browse, now based on WebKit |
| + | - The long awaited return of Read and inclusion of GetBooks |
| + | - Enhanced hardware support with the 3.3 kernel |
| + | - An increase in default Activities by nearly 50% |
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| + | Almost all of the previous Activities have seen updated releases |
| + | including but not limited to: |
| + | - Abacus 35 (GTK3) |
| + | - Record 95 |
| + | - Physics 9 |
| + | - TurtleArt 138 |
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| + | Newly added Activities include: |
| + | - Browse 137 (GTK3) |
| + | - Countries 33 |
| + | - Finance 7 |
| + | - GetBooks 11 |
| + | - Help 14 (GTK3) |
| + | - Infoslicer 14 |
| + | - Labyrinth 12 |
| + | - Paint 43 |
| + | - Portfolio 21 |
| + | - Read 99 (GTK3) |
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| + | There are many more Activities available through the usual Fedora repositories. |
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| + | The release name, Quandong, continues the tradition of naming releases |
| + | by types of fruit. The Quandong [4] or Native Peach is a native |
| + | Australian bushfood. |
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| + | You can download the release from the following link. |
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| + | http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/ |
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| + | It can also be installed as part of a standard Fedora 17 install and |
| + | is shipped as part of the official Fedora installer DVD and the Fedora |
| + | Multi Spin Live DVD. It can also be installed from the GUI package |
| + | tool within a running Fedora install or by command line "sudo yum |
| + | install @sugar-desktop". |
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| + | [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/17/FeatureList |
| + | [2] http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/12037.html |
| + | [3] http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/0.96/Notes |
| + | [4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santalum_acuminatum |
| + | _______________________________________________ |
| + | SoaS mailing list |
| + | SoaS@lists.sugarlabs.org |
| + | http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas |
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− | * What are the criteria for being a SL project?
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− | * What is the process for becoming one?
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− | * What benefits and responsibilities do SL projects get?
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| == Side notes == | | == Side notes == |
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| Feedback from a first grade teacher: What teachers care about: (1) Is it friendly? (2) Is it consistent? (3) Can the effort needed to maintain it be sustained? What they don't care about: (1) What group "runs" it? (2) Who owns the trademark? (3) What bleeding-edge features are being developed now for a future release? (3) What is the underlying technology? What would reassure them: (1) Peer support. (2) Seeing it in action, so they can create a "mental paradigm" category for something like Sugar/SoaS. | | Feedback from a first grade teacher: What teachers care about: (1) Is it friendly? (2) Is it consistent? (3) Can the effort needed to maintain it be sustained? What they don't care about: (1) What group "runs" it? (2) Who owns the trademark? (3) What bleeding-edge features are being developed now for a future release? (3) What is the underlying technology? What would reassure them: (1) Peer support. (2) Seeing it in action, so they can create a "mental paradigm" category for something like Sugar/SoaS. |
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− | Added Notes:(Tom Gilliard 9/21/2009) "satellit" | + | Added Notes: |
− | *1.) F12 and opensuse-edu now distribute a dual mode live.iso of Sugar-Desktop which boots into sugar as a CD or can be used to dd write to a USB/SD "stick". (persistence is a work in progress on these)[[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#Dual_Mode_.iso_Files]] [[http://lizards.opensuse.org/2009/04/28/whats-behind-lzma-compressed-livecds/]][[http://git.berlios.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=kiwi;a=blob;f=modules/KIWILinuxRC.sh;h=6591ab5125df730800bf3dc3dde9ce875183568c;hb=HEAD]][[http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/education/]] | + | *1.) F12(rawhide) and opensuse-edu now distribute a dual mode live.iso of Sugar-Desktop which boots into sugar as a CD or can be used to dd write to a USB/SD "stick". (persistence is a work in progress on these)[[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux#Dual_Mode_.iso_Files]] [[http://lizards.opensuse.org/2009/04/28/whats-behind-lzma-compressed-livecds/]][[http://git.berlios.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=kiwi;a=blob;f=modules/KIWILinuxRC.sh;h=6591ab5125df730800bf3dc3dde9ce875183568c;hb=HEAD]][[http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/education/]] |
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| + | *2.) Sugar from multiple distros is available[[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/]] as a VMPlayer or Virtualbox "Appliance" which can be stored on a USB/SD "Stick" and thus is transportable with (persistence) from PC to PC. |
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| + | *3.) There are "full installs"(real file structure-not a live system) of: Sugar, Sugar+Gnome, Sugar+KDE on larger(4GB+) USB Sticks which are available for download [[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/]]in compressed form that can be written to a bootable USB/SD with a dd command in several minutes. |
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| + | Added Notes: |
| + | from Soas lists: |
| + | Rubén Rodríguez Pérez |
| + | * Trisquel-Edu (Live USB) |
| + | * Trisquel-Sugar (Announced 09/28/2009) |
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| + | I will further explain the differences: |
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| + | We are including the Sugar packages in both our 2.2 LTS version (where |
| + | you can find the Trisquel Edu edition), and in our new 3.0 STS version. |
| + | All our live Sugar images will be based on the STS one, as it will |
| + | provide better hardware support. |
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| + | Trisquel Edu, which is a GNOME based educational system, can run Sugar |
| + | as an alternate environment, or serve it via LTSP. The Edu edition (like |
| + | the Pro one) is only available in the 2.2 LTS version of the distro. It |
| + | will be the recommended version for large Sugar-on-Trisquel deployments. |
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| + | == Development notes == |
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| + | Processes we should document. |
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| + | * [http://me.etin.gs/sugar/sugar.log.20100317_1245.html how to make a kickstart file] |
| + | : How to make a remix:http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Instructions |
| + | * [http://me.etin.gs/sugar-meeting/sugar-meeting.log.20100319_0950.html minimal kickstart file] |
| + | * Package selection: timeline and criteria. How does stuff make it onto SoaS? |
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| + | == Some checksum hash(s) please == |
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| + | The following links are missing the SoaS SHA256 checksum/hashs |
| + | http://fedora-spins.c3sl.ufpr.br/alt/spins/linux/releases/15/Spins/i686/Fedora-15-i686-Spins-CHECKSUM |
| + | http://fedora-spins.c3sl.ufpr.br/alt/spins/linux/releases/15/Spins/x86_64/Fedora-15-x86_64-Spins-CHECKSUM |
| + | Could someone post a png or gif of the hash for these files here since fedora won't update this until F16(Verne) is out. |
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− | *2.) Sugar from multiple distros is available as a VMPlayer or Virtualbox "Appliance" which can be stored on a USB/SD "Stick" and thus is transportable with (persistence) from PC to PC.
| + | --[[User:Chief Mike|Chief Mike]] 11:29, 18 October 2011 (EDT) |
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− | *3.) There are "full installs"(real file structure-not a live system) of: Sugar, Sugar+Gnome, Sugar+KDE on larger(4GB+) USB Sticks which are available for download in compressed form that can be written to a bootable USB/SD with a dd command in several minutes.
| + | :sha256sum 95650ec1257670e44466e75059ff8b05f636cd78658a025ae52c8992145f778c Fedora-15-i686-Live-SoaS.iso |
| + | :md5sum 67dc6fe4625f61d9d51f89c082f3c9c3 Fedora-15-i686-Live-SoaS.iso |
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− | Are these also Soas? Or something different and does it matter that much, as long as they are allowing wider distribution and use of SUGAR?
| + | :sha256sum aa18f9dae1fe8d9bde47a45fefd19f2127dfc1001de3c1f76fbc1f85ec576e0d Fedora-15-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso |
| + | :md5sum db209baffdef41b7ca029b6e224ed7d1 Fedora-15-x86_64-Live-SoaS.iso |
| + | :: from my copies --[[User:FGrose|FGrose]] 12:30, 18 October 2011 (EDT) |