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====ZyX-LiveInstaller====
 
====ZyX-LiveInstaller====
* ZyX-LiveInstaller allows you to install SoaS when it is already running '''from''' either a LiveUSB device or LiveCD media '''to''' a system or external disk.  This results in what is considered a traditional operating system installation on disk (or USB-Stick/SD-Card).  This is unlike the above methods which create a Live Media (USB/SD) from the .iso file.
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* ZyX-LiveInstaller allows you to install SoaS when it is already running '''from''' either a LiveUSB device or LiveCD media '''to''' a system or external disk.  This results in what is considered a traditional operating system installation on disk (or USB-Stick/SD-Card).  This is unlike the above methods which create a Live Media (USB/SD) from the .iso file. Please note, this is NOT a method to create a SugarOnAStick LiveUSB. This is a method to
* It is known to work best with soas-2-blueberry.iso[http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso]
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* Creates a PERSISTENT USB ( Use at least a 4GB USB)
      
* To use
 
* To use
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:* understand that this is a fairly new piece of open source software, that will overwrite entire partitions or disks ** as well as your bootloader ** during installation.  In this release of SoaS, it is intended only for users that are familiar with the risks and possible complications of installing a Linux distribution to system disk.
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:* boot your SugarOnAStick
 
:* start the terminal activity, type in lowercase 'zyx-liveinstaller', then press enter.  
 
:* start the terminal activity, type in lowercase 'zyx-liveinstaller', then press enter.  
 
:* start the partitioner 'gparted' if necessary
 
:* start the partitioner 'gparted' if necessary
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* During installation, you are free to use other activities.
 
* During installation, you are free to use other activities.
 
* After installation completes, you may remove the LiveUSB or LiveCD, and continue using the newly installed system - ''without rebooting''!!!.  This means that anything done with the system before, during, or after installation persists into the installed system.
 
* After installation completes, you may remove the LiveUSB or LiveCD, and continue using the newly installed system - ''without rebooting''!!!.  This means that anything done with the system before, during, or after installation persists into the installed system.
* An example with details of install in a virtual machine[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/VMware#Soas04.iso_Install_using_zyx-liveinstaller]
 
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