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Line 184: − == Full Fedora 11 Install of Sugar-Desktop on a Stick to USB == − Uses [[wikipedia:Logical_Volume_Manager_(Linux)|Logical Volume Manager (LVM)]] layer over the file structure on the USB flash drive. Other methods on this page install a LiveUSB image that uses a compressed file system ([[wikipedia:SquashFS|SquashFS]]) to hold the system and content. − THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. Please make suggestions or improvements. − ===='''Download of Prebuilt SUGAR-DESKTOP USB.img file'''==== − − * DOWNLOAD Link:[[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/]] − '''Requires:''' − * GNU/Linux system with ability to decompress archive − * 4 GB or larger USB Stick − * Familiarity with dd commands in terminal (see below) − − ====Make your OWN Custom SUGAR-DESKTOP USB Boot Stick==== − * Uses Fedora 11 Net Install CD,[http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/linux/releases/11/Fedora/i386/iso/] so best with a fast internet connection. − * USB 2.0 recommended or install would take a excessive time using USB 1.0 − * '''Requires 4-GB USB drive.''' (Tested with Cruzer Micro USB Stick, an 8-GB Toshiba USB drive works faster.) − # Boot from CD − # Enter language, time, location, root user password − # Replace existing Linux system − # Review and modify partitioning layout − # edit LVM VolGroup − # delete LV_swap (needed to fit on 4GB stick and for reduced writes to USB) − # edit LV_root (Edit LVM and increase to max size on (/dev/sda*) − # size:(change to max shown) − # yes for no swap file − # Write changes to disk '''*NOTE: Be sure this is the USB drive, or you will ruin your hard disk installation on the host PC.''' − # install boot loader Fedora/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root − # enable network interface (DHCP, IPv4) − # retrieve install informtion for Fedora 11-i386 − # Select customize now − ## sugar-desktop ONLY / deselect gnome-desktop − ## deselect other unwanted applications in categories (Games, etc) − #: Installer will reformat drive; install bootloader; transfer 957 packages (about 2 hours) − #reboot − # Configuration setup (Graphical), add user and password on first boot − # Log in User − # Select Sugar on selection bar − * − *''' You can also do a hard disk install of SUGAR this way ''' (not tested yet) − − *''' This procedure can be used with a Windows PC if it will boot from CD''' − − ====8 GB Gnome/Sugar-Desktop USB==== − *''' install gnome or KDE desktop with this technique and then, use add/remove programs to install sugar from other desktops''' − − *''' you get a 8GB USB that boots either gnome or sugar (8 GB Toshiba USB)''' − This Works well....can switch back between desktops by logging off and back on. − − ===='''AUTO Login to SUGAR'''==== − − TO bypass gdm Login and start up Stick in SUGAR DESKTOP: − *start up and log in to sugar − *Open Terminal Application − su - − password=sugarroot − yum install gedit − (after gedit is installed:) − gedit /etc/gdm/gdm.schemas − *change: (to true and add sugar) − --snip-- − <key>daemon/AutomaticLoginEnable</key> − <signature>b</signature> − <default>true</default> − </schema> − <schema> − <key>daemon/AutomaticLogin</key> − <signature>s</signature> − <default>sugar</default> − </schema> − --snip-- − *Reboot − − ===='''Duplication of USB Sticks'''==== − '''Caution:''' ''This is a work in progress'' − − ====Preparation of target device==== − '''Caution if you purchase Sandisk cruzer micro 4 GB USB you have to use Windows machine to to start the U3 program and delete the hidden U3 directory''' − − '''This will make the USB a full 4GB otherwise it will be too small to use dd to copy .img file''' − * U3 partition will not be removed by formating with Partition Manager − − '''CAUTION VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT ENTERED CORRECTLY:''' − − * Enter Terminal − su - − <password> − (Need to be ROOT or get permission denied) − * Target USB device MUST be larger for this to work (not all USB Sticks are exactly the same size) − ** be certain of the device identifier, /dev/sd(x), for your USB Stick. (I use the partition editor in Ubuntu 9.04 to identify the USB device.) − * Note that .img file on Desktop can be compressed for distribution. − − '''Example of sucessful clone session:'''' − =====Make Image from USB:===== − * 8-GB Toshiba USB − root@xxxxx:/home/robert/Desktop# dd if=/dev/sda* of=USB8.img − 15687680+0 records in − 15687680+0 records out − 8032092160 bytes (8.0 GB) copied, 421.146 s, 19.1 MB/s − − =====use image to write USB Clone:===== − * 4-GB SanDisk Cruzer with U3 partition removed − root@xxxx:/home/robert/Desktop# dd if=USB4C2.img of=/dev/sdg bs=4k − 986623+1 records in − 986623+1 records out − 4041211392 bytes (4.0 GB) copied, 595.509 s, 6.8 MB/s
moved section to Sugar on a Stick/Linux/Non-compressed Fedora
USB stick set up as live image!
USB stick set up as live image!
== Make a Sugar-Desktop on a Stick VMware appliance ==
== Make a Sugar-Desktop on a Stick VMware appliance ==