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: Online IRC support is available from http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/IRC
: Online IRC support is available from http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/IRC
: Various VirtualBox experiments may be found on the [[Talk:VirtualBox|discussion page]].
: Various VirtualBox experiments may be found on the [[Talk:VirtualBox|discussion page]].
==Sugar disc images==
===Sugar on a Stick===
Below are instructions for running a copy of [[Sugar on a Stick]], available from [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads this Fedora download site], in a VirtualBox window.
See [[VirtualBox/Preparing a disk image]] for instructions on building a VirtualBox virtual machine disk from an .iso disk image.
{{Note/note|Note:|Prebuilt virtual machines that may be run in VirtualBox are available here: [[Emulator image files#VirtualBox]].}}


==Install VirtualBox==
==Install VirtualBox==
=== on Mac OS X ===  
=== on Mac OS X ===  
 - '''''the Apple Macintosh operating system'''''


{{Note/help|Please help:| Assistance is needed from Macintosh system experts to sort out the peculiarities involved with the operating system and VirtualBox.}}
Follow the instructions on the VirtualBox [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads Downloads page] for Mac OS X.
 
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# Download VirtualBox for OS X from here, http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
<!-- # If you haven't done so yet, you should start the download of the [[VirtualBox#Sugar_on_a_Stick | Sugar on a Stick vdi zip file]] (above). -->
# Install it by opening the <abbr title="Apple Disk Image file">.dmg</abbr>.
# Follow the instructions in the window
## Double click VirtualBox.mpkg
## If you see a warning about running a program from the Internet, click OK to run it.
## Click continue until you see the license popup, click Agree.
## Choose location to install, probably something like Macintosh HD, then click Continue.
## Click Continue, then Install. Enter password, if required.
# Now you can run VirtualBox by opening the Applications folder and double clicking on the icon.
# Next Follow the instructions '''Setup a Virtual Machine for Sugar on a Stick'''
#:You can watch a screencast video of the rest of the process on a Mac below in the Setup section (click the [show] link.)


=== on Microsoft Windows ===
=== on Microsoft Windows ===
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=== on GNU/Linux ===
=== on GNU/Linux ===
:See http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads
:For Ubuntu, it is available in Synaptic Package Manager, once you add the the URI, distribution & components to your 3rd-party software sources or enter the following in your /etc/apt/sources.list.
::{{Code|deb <nowiki>http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian</nowiki> <distribution> non-free}}


:Install <abbr title="Dynamic Kernel Module Support">'''dkms'''</abbr>, as well, so upgrades to your system will update the kernel modules.
Use the VirtualBox packages available in your GNU/Linux distribution.  For example, on Ubuntu, it is available in Ubuntu Software Centre.


:(See the [[Talk:VirtualBox]] page for experimental installation variations.)
Or, use the most recent packages from VirtualBox, see [http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads Linux Downloads].
 
Also, see [[Talk:VirtualBox]] page for experimental installation variations.


==Setup a Virtual Machine for Sugar on a Stick==
==Setup a Virtual Machine for Sugar on a Stick==
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# From now on you can start VirtualBox and start the "Sugar" virtual machine
# From now on you can start VirtualBox and start the "Sugar" virtual machine


===Issues===
==Setup a Virtual Machine for Ubuntu Sugar==
 
Use Ubuntu Software Centre to install the ''virtualbox-guest-utils'' package, so that your virtual machine display can be resized to fit your computer.
 
==Issues==


* Activating the Frame might be a little difficult. The lower 2 corners are easiest and you may want to configure edge activation in the My Settings > Frame panel.  With VirtualBox Guest Additions installed (see [[VirtualBox/Preparing_a_disk_image#Installing_VirtualBox_Guest_Additions| here]]), only the bottom edge and corners are available for Frame activation.
* Activating the Frame might be a little difficult. The lower 2 corners are easiest and you may want to configure edge activation in the My Settings > Frame panel.  With VirtualBox Guest Additions installed (see [[VirtualBox/Preparing_a_disk_image#Installing_VirtualBox_Guest_Additions| here]]), only the bottom edge and corners are available for Frame activation.
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* [http://fedorasolved.org/Members/realz/VB_Guest_Addition How To Install Virtualbox Guest Additions in Fedora Guest] (Based on Fedora 8)
* [http://fedorasolved.org/Members/realz/VB_Guest_Addition How To Install Virtualbox Guest Additions in Fedora Guest] (Based on Fedora 8)
* install the virtualbox guest additions  
* install the virtualbox guest additions  
::2nd Method
::on Debian, Ubuntu, or derived distributions
  sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-utils
  sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils
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