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→GNU/Linux: use onboard livecd-iso-to-disk
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=== GNU/Linux ===
=== GNU/Linux ===
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# '''Download''' the latest [[Sugar on a Stick/Downloads | Sugar on a Stick]] .iso file.<br><br>
# '''Download''' the latest [[Sugar on a Stick/Downloads | Sugar on a Stick]] .iso file.<br><br>
# '''Load''': Insert a USB stick of 2 GB or greater capacity. Execute, as the '''root''' user, in the directory where you downloaded the script, in <u>one</u> command with arguments, the following:
# '''Prepare''':
#:{{Code|./tools_livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 500 --home-size-mb 900 --delete-home --unencrypted-home '''/path/to/source'''.iso /dev/sd'''?'''1}}
#* Create a mount point: {{Code|sudo mkdir /media/soas}}
#: where '{{Code|'''?'''}}' in the final parameter represents the target bootable device node, such as {{Code|sdb1}} or {{Code|sdc1}}, etc. and /path/to/source is the location and name of the .iso file. You can use the {{Code|blkid}} or {{Code|df}} command to get the device node name.<br><br>
#* Mount the .iso file as a disk: {{Code|mount '''/path/to/source'''.iso /media/soas/}}
# '''Boot''': Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your computer. Set the option to "boot from USB" in your computer's <abbr title="Basic Input/Output System">BIOS</abbr> setup, and then start up the computer.
#* Insert a USB stick of 2 GB or greater capacity into your computer.
#* Use the {{Code|sudo blkid}} or {{Code|df}} command to get the USB device node name.
#*:{{Code|/LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 175 --delete-home --unencrypted-home /dev/sr0 /dev/sd?1}}
#* (You should have the isomd5sum package installed so that the following installation script can verify the download.)<br><br>
# '''Load''': Execute, as the '''root''' user in <u>one</u> command with arguments, the following:<br><div style="padding: 1em; border: 1px dashed #2F6FAB; background-color: #FBFBFB; margin: 1em 0px 1em 1.6em; font-family: Courier;">sudo /media/soas/LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb '''500''' --home-size-mb '''900''' --delete-home --unencrypted-home '''/path/to/source'''.iso /dev/sd'''?'''1</div>
#: where '{{Code|'''?'''}}' in the final parameter represents the target USB device node, such as {{Code|sd'''b'''1}} or {{Code|sd'''c'''1}}, etc. and '''/path/to/source'''.iso file is the location and name of the .iso file.<br><br>
# '''Boot''': Insert the USB stick into a bootable USB port on your computer. Set the option to "boot from USB" in your computer's <abbr title="Basic Input/Output System">BIOS</abbr> setup, and then start up the computer.<br><br>
::* You may create more Sugar Sticks on other 1 GB or greater USB or SD devices. In the Terminal Activity of a running ''Sugar on a Stick'', run this command as root:<br><div style="padding: 1em; border: 1px dashed #2F6FAB; background-color: #FBFBFB; margin: 1em 0px 1em 0em; font-family: Courier;">/LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb '''300''' --home-size-mb '''175''' --delete-home --unencrypted-home /run/initramfs/livedev /dev/sd'''?'''1</div>
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GNU/Linux users may also want to install the [[#Do_you_use_GNU.2FLinux.3F|Sugar packages]] on their favorite distro, apart from Sugar on a Stick.
GNU/Linux users may also want to install the [[#Do_you_use_GNU.2FLinux.3F|Sugar packages]] on their favorite distro, apart from Sugar on a Stick.
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=== Apple Mac OS X ===
=== Apple Mac OS X ===
'''DRAFT''': These instructions are incomplete. Please help with testing and documentation. In the meantime, we recommend the '''[[#Virtual Machines on all platforms|Virtual Machines instructions]]''' below.
'''DRAFT''': These instructions are incomplete. Please help with testing and documentation. In the meantime, we recommend the '''[[#Virtual Machines on all platforms|Virtual Machines instructions]]''' below.