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SoaS Blueberry Instructions (view source)

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=== For Windows Users ===
 
=== For Windows Users ===
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* Download the latest version of the '''Fedora LiveUSB Creator''' from http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator and extract it.
 
* Download the latest version of the '''Fedora LiveUSB Creator''' from http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator and extract it.
 
* Plug a blank target USB flash drive into your computer (minimum 1-gigabyte). '''WARNING:''' this procedure erases all data already on the flash drive! Copy any existing data elsewhere first.
 
* Plug a blank target USB flash drive into your computer (minimum 1-gigabyte). '''WARNING:''' this procedure erases all data already on the flash drive! Copy any existing data elsewhere first.
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* Wait for the process to finish, then close the LiveUSB Creator program.
 
* Wait for the process to finish, then close the LiveUSB Creator program.
 
* Stop your flash drive using the '''Safely Remove Hardware''' dialog and eject it.
 
* Stop your flash drive using the '''Safely Remove Hardware''' dialog and eject it.
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=== For GNU/Linux Users ===
 
=== For GNU/Linux Users ===
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with different distributions. Please follow the instructions carefully to ensure your data is preserved.
 
with different distributions. Please follow the instructions carefully to ensure your data is preserved.
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* If you are a '''Fedora User''', run the following command: ''yum install liveusb-creator''
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If you are a '''Fedora User''', run the following command: ''yum install liveusb-creator''
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** Launch LiveUSB the Creator and follow the instructions [[SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions#For_Windows_Users|above]].
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* Launch LiveUSB the Creator and follow the instructions [[SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions#For_Windows_Users|above]].
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* If you use any '''other distribution''', download the '''image-writer''' tool from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer here] and the live image from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso here]. Unfortunately, image-writer will not allow you to save your work; it does not create a persistent storage overlay
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If you use any '''other distribution''', download the '''image-writer''' tool from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer here] and the live image from [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso here]. Unfortunately, image-writer will not allow you to save your work; it does not create a persistent storage overlay
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** Open a terminal and become root, either by using su or sudo.
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* Open a terminal and become root, either by using su or sudo.
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** Enter the following command: ''./image-writer soas-2-blueberry.iso''
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* Enter the following command: ''./image-writer soas-2-blueberry.iso''
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** '''WARNING:''' If you proceed here, your flash drive will be wiped!
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* '''WARNING:''' If you proceed here, your flash drive will be wiped!
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** The script will output a device name; confirm that it matches with your flash drive.
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* The script will output a device name; confirm that it matches with your flash drive.
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** You will be notified once the process has finished.
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* You will be notified once the process has finished.
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*For a Persistent USB see this link:[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions]
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For a '''persistent USB''' see this link:[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:SoaS_Blueberry_Instructions]
    
=== For Mac OS X Users ===
 
=== For Mac OS X Users ===
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The procedure for Mac OS X users is similar to the one for Linux users. Verify that you have an Intel processor, and not a PowerPC (PPC) G3, G4, or G5 processor Apple Macintosh. Mac users should be aware that they may be able to prepare their flash drive on a Mac, but depending on the generation of the hardware used, they may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works.
 
The procedure for Mac OS X users is similar to the one for Linux users. Verify that you have an Intel processor, and not a PowerPC (PPC) G3, G4, or G5 processor Apple Macintosh. Mac users should be aware that they may be able to prepare their flash drive on a Mac, but depending on the generation of the hardware used, they may need to use another computer to test whether the prepared flash drive works.
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* Download the '''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' live image from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso
 
* Download the '''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' live image from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso
 
* Download the '''image-writer''' tool for Macs from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer-mac
 
* Download the '''image-writer''' tool for Macs from here: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/image-writer-mac
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