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== ~~Dextrose - Deployments~~' XO Operating System ==

[[Image:Dextrose_main.png|640px|frameless|right]]

== The deployments' XO Operating System ==

Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for ~~the~~ XO~~-1 and XO-1.5. It is being~~ developed ~~jointly~~ by ~~[http://activitycentral.org~~ Activity Central], [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] ~~and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs],~~ in collaboration with ~~members of the~~ OLPC and Sugar community.

Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for XO laptops jointly developed by Activity Central, [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] in collaboration with OLPC and the Sugar community.

~~The~~ focus ~~of this build~~ is stability and usability in a classroom ~~environment. While there wasn't~~

Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged

~~much time for new development~~, we've merged ~~a few~~ features contributed by ~~other~~ deployments and

new features contributed by deployments and independent contributors.

~~freelance~~ contributors.

== New features in ~~this release~~ ==

== New features in Dextrose2 ==

* Journal sorting options ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]])

* Backport of [[0.88/Notes|Sugar 0.88]] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])

* ~~CPU/Memory display~~ ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])

* [[Features/Journal_Sort|Journal sorting options]] ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]])

* Journal Backup/restore to removable devices ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])

* [[:File:Dextrose_resource_monitoring.png|Intuitive resource monitoring]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])

* Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])

* [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to removable devices]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])

* [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])

* Protected activities support ([[User:tch | Martin Abente]])

* Improved GSM/3G handling ([[User:Dcastelo|Daniel Castelo]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]])

* Tabbed browsing ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])

* [[:File:Dextrose_tabbed_browsing.png|Tabbed browsing]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])

* Accessibility features ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])

* [[:File:Dextrose_teclado_virtual.png|Virtual keyboard]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])

* Journal repair functionality ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])

* [[:File:Accessibility_control_panel_2.png|Accessibility features]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])

* Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]])

* [[:File:Dextrose_journal_repair.png|Journal repair functionality]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])

* OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]]) (~~pending~~)

* [[Features/Touchpad_control_panel_section|Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes]] ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]])

* OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])

* [[Features/Sugar_Adhoc_Networks|Ad-hoc Networks]] ([[User:Erikos|Simon Schampijer]])

* Ability to reissue registration to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])

* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/rpms-freeworld/ freeworld codecs] for most multimedia formats, including MP3 music and H264 videos ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])

* [http://codewiz.org/wiki/pictures/sugar/deployment/paraguay/caacupe/escuela_485_daniel_ortellado/dextrose-testing Extensive field testing] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])

* Lease information display in Control Panel->About My Computer()

* Automatic crashlog reporting and manual feedback reporting, with server side daemon ([[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]], Mukesh Gupta)

* Notification system ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])

* Automatic yum based updater ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]], [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])

* Nearly complete Spanish Translations ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], Sebastian Codas (scs), Carlos Garay (car|0s))

* One Click Share 3G ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])

== Dextrose ~~1 "Juky"~~ ==

== Dextrose 2 - World Edition ==

[[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]

* Dextrose 1 ~~RC for the~~ XO-1: [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/~~f11-0.88~~/xo1/py/~~os373pyg~~.img ~~os373pyg~~.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/~~f11-0.88~~/xo1/py/~~os373pyg~~.crc ~~os373pyg~~.crc] ~~(2010~~-08-~~16)~~

'''This is a release build''' targeted for use by multiple deployments worldwide. We do appreciate [[Dextrose/Contacts|feedback]] and [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/wiki/Dextrose bug reports].

{| class="wikitable"

! Hardware

! OS Images

! Size

! Date

|-

| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1, without GNOME

| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os508dx.img os508dx.img]

[http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os508dx.crc os508dx.crc]

| 411MB

| Apr 1 2011

|-

| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5, without GNOME

| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1.5/intl/os508dx.zd os508dx.zd]

| 339MB

| Apr 1 2011

|}

GNOME builds are currently unsupported. If you require GNOME for evaluation purposes in your deployment, please ask on the [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/dextrose Dextrose mailing-list]. For more details on this release, see the [[Dextrose/2|Dextrose 2]] pages: [[Dextrose/2/Changelog|Change Log]], [[Dextrose/2/Todo|Todo List]].

[[Dextrose/3|Development releases]] | [[Dextrose/Resources|Older releases]]

* Dextrose 1 RC for the ~~XO-1.5: [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1.5/py/os373pyg.zd os373pyg.zd] (2010-08-16)~~

== Knowing your way around the new features ==

~~Want to help us testing? Check out our latest~~ [[/~~Builds|development builds~~]].

* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/3g_configuration.pdf 3G Modem configuration]

* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/3g_sharing.pdf 3G Connection sharing]

* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/feedback.pdf Manual feedback submission]

* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/resources.pdf Understanding the resources icon and lease information]

== Installation ==

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[[File:Xo-1.png|right]]

[[File:XO-XP.png|right]]

* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].

* Download <tt>~~osNNNpy~~.img</tt> and <tt>~~osNNNpy~~.crc</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick

* Download both <tt>'''osXXXXX.img'''</tt> and <tt>'''osXXXXX.crc'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick or SD card.

* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ~~ESC repetedly~~ during boot

* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot

* Type the command: ~~<code>~~copy-nand u:\~~osNNNpy~~.img~~</code>~~ followed by ~~ENTER~~

* Type the command: {{Code|'''copy-nand u:\osNdx.img'''}} for a USB stick or {{Code|'''copy-nand sd:\osNdx.img'''}} for a SD card followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)

* During the ~~next reboot~~, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update

* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return

* Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)

* The XO will reboot, finish writing, reboot itself, and take you to the naming and color choice process

* During the reboots, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update

~~Also check these~~ [http://wiki.~~laptop~~.org/go/~~F11_for_XO~~-~~1#Installation_instructions~~ detailed instructions].

'''See also''' the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Downloads#Upgrade_an_XO-1_to_Sugar_0.84_with_Fedora_11_and_Gnome detailed instructions].

=== XO-1.5 ===

[[File:Xo-1.5.png|right]]

[[File:XO-HS.png|right]]

* Download <tt>~~osNNNpy~~.zd</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick

* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].

* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ~~ESC repetedly~~ during boot

* Download <tt>'''osXXXXX.zd'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick

* Type the command: ~~<code>~~fs-update u:\~~osNNNpy~~.zd~~</code>~~ followed by ~~ENTER~~

* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot

* Type the command: {{Code|'''fs-update u:\osXXXXX.zd'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)

~~Also check these~~ [~~http~~:~~//wiki~~.~~laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions~~].

* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return

* Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)

* The XO will reboot and take you to the naming and color choice process

~~== Using this build ==~~

'''See also''' the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].

~~A few customizations make this image somewhat deployment~~-~~specific:~~

=== XO-1.75 ===

* Limited language support: to ~~save space, we've included only English and Spanish translations~~.

The XO-1.75 is not supported at this time. Please [[Dextrose/Contacts|contact us]] if you are planning to deploy Dextrose on XO-1.75.

* Image signed with the Paraguay deployment keys. Laptops from other regions need to be unlocked in order to accept this image.

=== Other netbooks ===

* The software update control panel icon checks for ~~new activities~~ on ~~our wiki rather than on laptop.org~~.

Please [[Dextrose/Contacts|contact us]] if you need support for running Dextrose on non-XO hardware.

* The Browse home page contains the Paraguay Educa logo and a few links to our website.

~~We may find the time to release slightly modified images to meet the~~

== Using Dextrose in your deployment ==

~~needs of other OLPC deployments interested~~ in ~~upgrading to Sugar 0.88.~~

~~More importantly, we~~'re happy to help other deployments produce their

We're happy to help other deployments produce their own OS images independently of us,

own OS images independently of us, thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1] provided by Free Software.

thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1] provided by Free Software.

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+{{Obsolete}}
+__NOTOC__
+[[File:Dextrose-2-intl-logo.png|600px]] [[File:Dextrose-mascotte-120x96.png]]
 <noinclude>{{TeamHeader|Dextrose|home=Dextrose|xbgColor=ffe792|join_label=Get Involved}}[[Category:Project]]</noinclude>
-== Dextrose - Deployments' XO Operating System ==
+[[Image:Dextrose_main.png|640px|frameless|right]]
+== The deployments' XO Operating System ==
-Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for the XO-1 and XO-1.5.  It is being developed jointly by [http://activitycentral.org Activity Central], [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs], in collaboration with members of the OLPC and Sugar community.
+Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for XO laptops jointly developed by Activity Central, [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] in collaboration with OLPC and the Sugar community.
-The focus of this build is stability and usability in a classroom environment. While there wasn't
+Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged
-much time for new development, we've merged a few features contributed by other deployments and
+new features contributed by deployments and independent contributors.
-freelance contributors.
-== New features in this release ==
+== New features in Dextrose2 ==
-* Journal sorting options ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]])
+* Backport of [[0.88/Notes|Sugar 0.88]] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
-* CPU/Memory display ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
+* [[Features/Journal_Sort|Journal sorting options]] ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]])
-* Journal Backup/restore to removable devices ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
+* [[:File:Dextrose_resource_monitoring.png|Intuitive resource monitoring]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
-* Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
+* [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to removable devices]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
+* [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
 * Protected activities support ([[User:tch | Martin Abente]])
 * Improved GSM/3G handling ([[User:Dcastelo|Daniel Castelo]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
-* Tabbed browsing ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
+* [[:File:Dextrose_tabbed_browsing.png|Tabbed browsing]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
-* Accessibility features ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
+* [[:File:Dextrose_teclado_virtual.png|Virtual keyboard]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
-* Journal repair functionality ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
+* [[:File:Accessibility_control_panel_2.png|Accessibility features]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
-* Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]])
+* [[:File:Dextrose_journal_repair.png|Journal repair functionality]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
-* OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]]) (pending)
+* [[Features/Touchpad_control_panel_section|Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes]] ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]])
+* OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
+* [[Features/Sugar_Adhoc_Networks|Ad-hoc Networks]] ([[User:Erikos|Simon Schampijer]])
+* Ability to reissue registration to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
+* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/rpms-freeworld/ freeworld codecs] for most multimedia formats, including MP3 music and H264 videos ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
+* [http://codewiz.org/wiki/pictures/sugar/deployment/paraguay/caacupe/escuela_485_daniel_ortellado/dextrose-testing Extensive field testing] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
+* Lease information display in Control Panel->About My Computer()
+* Automatic crashlog reporting and manual feedback reporting, with server side daemon ([[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]], Mukesh Gupta)
+* Notification system ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
+* Automatic yum based updater ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]], [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
+* Nearly complete Spanish Translations ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], Sebastian Codas (scs), Carlos Garay (car|0s))
+* One Click Share 3G ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
-== Dextrose 1 "Juky" ==
+== Dextrose 2 - World Edition ==
 [[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]
-* Dextrose 1 RC for the XO-1: [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.img os373pyg.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.crc os373pyg.crc] (2010-08-16)
+'''This is a release build''' targeted for use by multiple deployments worldwide. We do appreciate [[Dextrose/Contacts|feedback]] and [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/wiki/Dextrose bug reports].
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Hardware
+! OS Images
+! Size
+! Date
+|-
+| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1, without GNOME
+| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os508dx.img os508dx.img]
+[http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os508dx.crc os508dx.crc]
+| 411MB
+| Apr 1 2011
+|-
+| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5, without GNOME
+| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1.5/intl/os508dx.zd os508dx.zd]
+| 339MB
+| Apr 1 2011
+|}
+GNOME builds are currently unsupported. If you require GNOME for evaluation purposes in your deployment, please ask on the [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/dextrose Dextrose mailing-list]. For more details on this release, see the [[Dextrose/2|Dextrose 2]] pages: [[Dextrose/2/Changelog|Change Log]], [[Dextrose/2/Todo|Todo List]].
+[[Dextrose/3|Development releases]] | [[Dextrose/Resources|Older releases]]
-* Dextrose 1 RC for the XO-1.5: [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1.5/py/os373pyg.zd os373pyg.zd] (2010-08-16)
+== Knowing your way around the new features ==
-Want to help us testing? Check out our latest [[/Builds|development builds]].
+* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/3g_configuration.pdf 3G Modem configuration]
+* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/3g_sharing.pdf 3G Connection sharing]
+* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/feedback.pdf Manual feedback submission]
+* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/resources.pdf Understanding the resources icon and lease information]
 == Installation ==
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 [[File:Xo-1.png|right]]
+[[File:XO-XP.png|right]]
 * First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
-* Download <tt>osNNNpy.img</tt> and <tt>osNNNpy.crc</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
+* Download both <tt>'''osXXXXX.img'''</tt> and <tt>'''osXXXXX.crc'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick or SD card.
-* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repetedly during boot
+* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot
-* Type the command: <code>copy-nand u:\osNNNpy.img</code> followed by ENTER
+* Type the command: {{Code|'''copy-nand u:\osNdx.img'''}} for a USB stick or {{Code|'''copy-nand sd:\osNdx.img'''}} for a SD card followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
-* During the next reboot, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update
+* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
+* Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
+* The XO will reboot, finish writing, reboot itself, and take you to the naming and color choice process
+* During the reboots, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update
-Also check these [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1#Installation_instructions detailed instructions].
+'''See also''' the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Downloads#Upgrade_an_XO-1_to_Sugar_0.84_with_Fedora_11_and_Gnome detailed instructions].
 === XO-1.5 ===
 [[File:Xo-1.5.png|right]]
+[[File:XO-HS.png|right]]
-* Download <tt>osNNNpy.zd</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
+* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
-* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repetedly during boot
+* Download <tt>'''osXXXXX.zd'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
-* Type the command: <code>fs-update u:\osNNNpy.zd</code> followed by ENTER
+* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot
+* Type the command: {{Code|'''fs-update u:\osXXXXX.zd'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
-Also check these [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].
+* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
+* Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
+* The XO will reboot and take you to the naming and color choice process
-== Using this build ==
+'''See also''' the  [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].
-A few customizations make this image somewhat deployment-specific:
+=== XO-1.75 ===
-* Limited language support: to save space, we've included only English and Spanish translations.
+The XO-1.75 is not supported at this time. Please [[Dextrose/Contacts|contact us]] if you are planning to deploy Dextrose on XO-1.75.
-* Image signed with the Paraguay deployment keys. Laptops from other regions need to be unlocked in order to accept this image.
+=== Other netbooks ===
-* The software update control panel icon checks for new activities on our wiki rather than on laptop.org.
+Please [[Dextrose/Contacts|contact us]] if you need support for running Dextrose on non-XO hardware.
-* The Browse home page contains the Paraguay Educa logo and a few links to our website.
-We may find the time to release slightly modified images to meet the
+== Using Dextrose in your deployment ==
-needs of other OLPC deployments interested in upgrading to Sugar 0.88.
-More importantly, we're happy to help other deployments produce their
+We're happy to help other deployments produce their own OS images independently of us,
-own OS images independently of us, thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1] provided by Free Software.
+thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1] provided by Free Software.
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