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<noinclude>[[Category:Virtual machine or platform emulator]]</noinclude>

This is a quick guide to the locations of various forms of Sugar software that can run in QEMU emulation or VMware or VirtualBox virtualization.

You can download installation images (.iso files) for Linux distributions that support Sugar and create your own bootable images with Sugar installed.

See [[VirtualBox]], [[VMware]], or [[QEMU]] for more information on how to run an image, and [[Supported systems]] for more information on which operating systems support Sugar.
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==[[File:VirtualBox.png|75px|link=VirtualBox]]'''[[VirtualBox]]'''==
'''Download:''' http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html

* VirtualBox-4.0 is OSE version until you add: [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack]
* Support for Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, and GNU/Linux
* VMware Workstation xxx.vmdk hard disks will work as "existing disks" in VirtualBox.
* [http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ VirtualBox Manual]
* [http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html VBoxManage command line tool for VirtualBox] for advanced users

'''Importing VM:'''
*  Mac OS X: "File" -> "Import Apppliance..." + "open appliance"... + select the .ovf file.

'''Pre-assembled virtual machines''' For the latest, see the following pages:
* [[Sugar on a Stick/Virtual machines]].
* [[Trisquel On A Sugar Toast/Virtual machines]]

====[[Fedora_21#Installing_VirtualBox_in_F21 |Installing VirtualBox in F21]]====
*files to download
:[[Fedora_21_VirtualBox | Details of the install]]
====Some Suggestions on Using VirtualBox====
* Export your appliances to an external USB hard disk
*: This functions like the Mac Application "Time Machine"
*: Save each exported Appliance in a folder marked with the name and date of export.
*::You can then import this Appliance to restore the state of the Appliance on that date.

*Run an Existing VirtualBox Appliance from an external USB Hard Drive
*::Portable, Individual Copy for Student, Move between separate Computers.
*# copy-paste the xxxx.vmdk file from /(User)/Virtualbox/HardDisks/xxxx.vmdk to a Folder on an external USB HD
*# Menu: Machine>New>continue>Name>Operating System>Version/Memory/Continue>Use existing hard disk>[chose xxxx.vmdk on an External USB HD]> Start.

* Note Running from a USB Memory Stick Crawls, VERY slowly - '''not practical'''.

*'''Testing of appliance running from an external USB Hard Disk
:: Appears to depend on the Speed of the Host Machine: (needs farther testing)
# Very Slow -  Fedora-13-Soas/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010  satellit
# Very Slow -  Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010  satellit
# Acceptable-  Fedora-13-Soas/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop  12/26/2010  satellit
# Acceptable-  Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop  12/26/2010  satellit

====Join IRC for Help====
 
* '''[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar&prompt=1 Join Sugar chat room for Help in English]'''
*'''[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar-es&prompt=1 Sugar chat room in Español]''' (with translations to English)
*: Pida ayuda a través de este canal #sugar-es Por favor, sea cortés y hacer sus preguntas.<br>Los voluntarios no pueden estar en línea todo el tiempo.<br>Sea paciente y permanecer conectado durante varios minutos para ver su respuest.<br>(Utilizar la función de meeting para la traducción de estos artículos.)

: Ask for help on either of these channels.
:: Please be courteous and ask your questions.
:: Volunteers may not be on line all of the time. Be patient and stay connected for several minutes to see their answer.
* Read the [[Sugar_Creation_Kit#Floss_Manuals| Floss Manuals]] first!

====References====
:http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#id2727661 [Configuring virtual machines]
:http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#id321700 [USB Support]
:[http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ Oracle VM VirtualBox online Manual]
:[http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/UserManual.pdf UserManual.pdf]
: See also [[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/Sugar-in-Virtualization|Sugar-in-Virtualization]].

====Extension Pack====
:[http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack]  '''Personal Use License'''
::All Platforms (Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux)
* '''Personal Use Licensed not OSE'''

=='''[[VMware]] Player'''==
[https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=player&lp=default Download VMware Player (free)] 
*VMplayer can now import VirtualBox files

=='''[[QEMU]]'''==
:[[Sugar_Creation_Kit#QEMU_Virtualization|instructions, downloads]]

==References==
* [[Mac OS X-Boot USB with VirtualBox]]
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-September/019643.html Tom van Overbeek describes how to run Sugar using QEMU]
* [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BoxGrinder BoxGrinder: a set of tools used for building appliances (virtual machines)]
* [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing Licensing-License types and info for exported Appliances-]
* wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Comparison_of_platform_virtual_machines|Comparison of platform virtual machines]] - an extensive comparison of features of virtual machines platforms