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− | ==A matrix of Sugar "solutions"== | + | <noinclude>[[Category:Supported systems]]</noinclude> |
| + | === Ways to run Sugar === |
| + | Determine which of the various methods of running Sugar meet your needs: |
| + | * '''Run Sugar pre-installed in a computer''' |
| + | *: Some computers come with Sugar pre-installed, most notably the [[olpc:Hardware|OLPC XO laptops]]. |
| + | *: Some deployments use the [https://sugardextrose.org/ Dextrose] distribution of Sugar. |
| + | * '''Boot a Live CD / Live USB pre-installed with Sugar''' |
| + | *: Suitable for trying Sugar without having to install any software on almost any computer—just boot Sugar off of a CD or USB drive. '''Note:''' When booting a Live CD, the Journal is not automatically saved on shutdown, because the boot media is readonly. All changes are lost upon shutdown or reboot. This is not a limitation for Live USB installations. See our [[Sugar on a Stick]] project page or other [[:Category:Live USB|Live USB projects]]. |
| + | * '''Install Sugar''' |
| + | *: If you are running one of the currently supported distributions, you can install Sugar using your systems standard package manager, e.g., Synaptic, apt-get, or yum. See [[Fedora#Sugar_Learning_Environment|these instructions]]. |
| + | *: The [[Harmonic Distribution]] of the Sugar Learning Platform may also appeal to you. |
| + | * '''Install an emulator or virtualizer and launch a bootable Sugar disk image file''' |
| + | *: [[QEMU]], [[VirtualBox]], or [[VMware]] let you run Sugar in an emulator or by virtualization on your computer—you'll need to install an emulator from which you launch Sugar and one of the [[Emulator image files]]. |
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| + | ==Supported distributions== |
| + | {{:Supported distributions}} |
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− | ===STARCH: A complete disk image for Sugar=== | + | ==Matrix of Sugar solutions== |
| + | There are many ways to run Sugar: |
| + | * As a [[#Starch|complete disk image]] on an existing machine; |
| + | * As a [[#Sucrose|session]] on a Linux system; or |
| + | * As part of a complete hardware-software platform. |
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| + | ===[[/Technical considerations | Technical considerations]]=== |
| + | : A discussion of '''technical considerations''' regarding supported systems. |
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− | ===SUCROSE: The interface, plus a set of demonstration activities=== | + | ===Sugar for various hardware systems=== |
| + | * [[OLPC|OLPC XO laptops]] |
| + | * [[Macintosh]] |
| + | *: Intel processor |
| + | *:* [[Sugar on a Stick/Macintosh]], [[Testing/Reports/Sugar on a Stick#MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB|another example]] |
| + | *:* [[VirtualBox#on_Mac_OS_X|VirtualBox on Mac OS X]] |
| + | *: PowerPC processor |
| + | *:* [[Fedora#PowerPC]] |
| + | *:* [[Ubuntu/PPC]] |
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| + | == Getting the Sugar sources == |
| + | Distributors can find the latest sources for the sucrose components [[Development Team/Release/Modules|here]]. Each [[{{Current Stable Release}}| release page]] has as links to the release pages of earlier releases. |
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− | ===GLUCOSE: The base Sugar environment=== | + | ==Updating Sugar to the latest version== |
| + | === XO laptops === |
| + | * [[OLPC:Releases]] |
| + | * [https://sugardextrose.org/ Dextrose development site] - [[Dextrose]] |
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| + | ==Looking at Sugar variants== |
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− | ===Hardware=== | + | See [[Sugar System Stack]] for a picture of the software stack. |
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− | |+ '''Complete Sugar Solutions'''
| + | ===Starch=== |
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− | !Manufacturer
| + | [[Image:Sugar-on-CD-USB.jpg]] |
− | !Model
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− | !Operating System
| + | [[Taxonomy#Starch.28es.29:_A_complete_disk_image_for_Sugar|Starch]] is a complete disk image for Sugar. |
− | !Tested
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− | !Notes
| + | ===Sucrose=== |
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− | | [http://www.laptop.org OLPC]
| + | [[Taxonomy#Sucrose:_The_interface.2C_plus_a_set_of_demonstration_activities|Sucrose]] is the Sugar interface plus a set of demonstration activities. System maintainers should visit the [[Packaging Team]] page. |
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− | | Fedora
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− | | Standard distribution
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− | | [http://www.asus.org ASUSTeK]
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− | | Eee PC
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− | | In initial testing phase
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