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'''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' contains a number of new features that improve the overall user and learning experience. Here is an overview of the most notable ones:

=== Sugar 0.86 ===

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|valign=top|[[Image:0.86_Browse_new_toolbar.png|left|300px]]

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|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry ships the latest '''Sugar''' release, 0.86.3. It features:

* redesigned toolbars;

* improved wireless networking;

* EPUB file support for e-books ([http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4028 Read]);

* better Gnash support for Adobe Flash content;

* easier keyboard configuration;

* support for tabbed browsing ([http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4024 Browse]);

* and an easy way to update to the latest Activities (Control Panel).

Sugar ~~on a Stick v2 Blueberry contains a number of new features that improve the overall user and learning experience~~. ~~Here is an overview of the most notable ones:~~

Detailed release notes for Sugar 0.86 are available [[0.86/Notes|here]].

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== ~~Sugar 0.86~~ ==

=== ZyX-LiveInstaller ===

~~[[Image:Logo_square_black_04.png~~|~~left|200px]]~~

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~~Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry ships the latest Sugar release, 0.86.~~3~~. It features~~:

|valign=top|[[Image:zyx-liveinstaller.png|left|300px]]

|valign=top|A frequent request we received concerned a means of installing Sugar to a hard disk.

* a redesigned toolbar;

We teamed up with the '''zyx-liveinstaller''' developer in order to provide:

* support for tabbed browsing (Browse);

* epub file support for ebooks (Read);

* and an easy way to update to the latest activities (Control Panel).

=~~= ZYX-Liveinstaller ==~~

[[Image:~~Logo_square_black_04~~.png|~~right~~|~~200px~~]]

A frequent request we received concerned a means of installing Sugar to a hard disk.

We teamed up with the zyx-liveinstaller developer in order to provide:

* a seamless ~~way~~ of ~~installing~~ your personalized environment onto your computer's hard disk;

* seamless installation of your personalized environment onto your computer's hard disk;

* it ~~even~~ saves any changes that you made to your Sugar on a Stick system;

* it saves any changes that you made to your Sugar on a Stick system;

* and the installation does not even require a reboot.

* [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller|Instructions]]

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== E-Books ==

=== E-Books ===

[[Image:~~Logo_square_black_04~~.png|left|~~200px~~]]

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|valign=top|[[Image:read-alice.png|left|300px]]

|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry supports viewing e-books through '''Read''', including the increasingly popular .epub file format. Historical classicals and interesting literature for young readers are provided through an additional [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/E-Books|page]].

Thousands of additional e-books can even be easily accessed through the included '''Get Internet Archive Books''' Activity.

A [http://people.sugarlabs.org/sayamindu/shared_read.ogv screencast] of the e-book sharing process is also available.

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Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry features a number of well-selected e-books in the increasingly popular .epub file format. Historical classicals and interesting literature for young readers have found their way onto this release.

=== Activities ===

~~Thousands of additional e-books can even be easily accessed through the included Get Internet Archive Books Activity.~~

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|valign=top|[[Image:social-calc-activity.png|left|300px]]

|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also includes updates to the standard collection of Activities for children and many new ones. An example is '''SocialCalc''', a spreadsheet activity that allows users to do complex mathematical calculations. Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also ships the '''TamTam''' activity suite, which takes the learner on a journey through sound and music, beginning with a simple musical toy and progressing up to a sophisticated sound synthesizer. Other activities, such as the very popular '''Physics''' and '''TurtleArt''', have been updated. Sugar's rich collection of Activities are available for download from [http://activities.sugarlabs.org Sugar's Activity Library].

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== ~~Activities~~ ==

=== Based On Fedora ===

~~[[Image:Logo_square_black_04.png~~|~~right|200px]]~~

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Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also includes updates to the standard collection of activities and many new ones. An example is SocialCalc, a spreadsheet activity that allows users to do complex mathematical calculations. Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also ships the TamTam activity suite, which takes the learner on a journey through sound and music, beginning with a simple musical toy and progressing up to a sophisticated sound synthesizer. Other activities, such as the very popular Physics and TurtleArt, have been updated.

|valign=top|[[Image:Fedora_remix_logo.png|left]]

|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry is based on the latest version (F12) of the [http://fedoraproject.org/ Fedora operating system], a GNU/Linux distribution which showcases the latest in free and open source software.

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=~~= Based On Fedora ==~~

[[Image:Fedora_remix_logo.png|left]]

~~ ~~

Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry is based on the latest version of the ~~Fedora operating system.~~

~~== For More Information ==~~

~~For more information, please visit ~~

[http://~~www.sugarlabs~~.org ~~www~~.~~sugarlabs.org]~~

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 __NOTOC__
-{|
+'''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' contains a number of new features that improve the overall user and learning experience. Here is an overview of the most notable ones:
+=== Sugar 0.86 ===
+{| border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border: 1px solid white; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;"
 |-
-| style="border: 0px;" | [[Image:Soas-blueberry-logo.png|left]] <br clear="all"/> [[File:Soas-blueberry-notes-text.png]] || style="border: 0px;" | [[Image:Logo_white_04.png|350px|right]]
+|valign=top|[[Image:0.86_Browse_new_toolbar.png|left|300px]]
-|}
+|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry ships the latest '''Sugar''' release, 0.86.3. It features:
-<br clear="all"/>
+* redesigned toolbars;
+* improved wireless networking;
+* EPUB file support for e-books ([http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4028 Read]);
+* better Gnash support for Adobe Flash content;
+* easier keyboard configuration;
+* support for tabbed browsing ([http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4024 Browse]);
+* and an easy way to update to the latest Activities (Control Panel).
-Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry contains a number of new features that improve the overall user and learning experience. Here is an overview of the most notable ones:
+Detailed release notes for Sugar 0.86 are available [[0.86/Notes|here]].
+|}
-== Sugar 0.86 ==
+=== ZyX-LiveInstaller ===
-[[Image:Logo_square_black_04.png|left|200px]]
+{| border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border: 1px solid white; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;"
+|-
-Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry ships the latest Sugar release, 0.86.3. It features:
+|valign=top|[[Image:zyx-liveinstaller.png|left|300px]]
+|valign=top|A frequent request we received concerned a means of installing Sugar to a hard disk.
-* a redesigned toolbar;
+We teamed up with the '''zyx-liveinstaller''' developer in order to provide:
-* support for tabbed browsing (Browse);
-* epub file support for ebooks (Read);
-* and an easy way to update to the latest activities (Control Panel).
-<br clear="all" />
-== ZYX-Liveinstaller ==
-[[Image:Logo_square_black_04.png|right|200px]]
-A frequent request we received concerned a means of installing Sugar to a hard disk.
-We teamed up with the zyx-liveinstaller developer in order to provide:
-* a seamless way of installing your personalized environment onto your computer's hard disk;
+* seamless installation of your personalized environment onto your computer's hard disk;
-* it even saves any changes that you made to your Sugar on a Stick system;
+* it saves any changes that you made to your Sugar on a Stick system;
 * and the installation does not even require a reboot.
-<br clear="all" />
+*  [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller|Instructions]]
+|}
-== E-Books ==
+=== E-Books ===
-[[Image:Logo_square_black_04.png|left|200px]]
+{| border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border: 1px solid white; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;"
+|-
+|valign=top|[[Image:read-alice.png|left|300px]]
+|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry supports viewing e-books through '''Read''', including the increasingly popular .epub file format. Historical classicals and interesting literature for young readers are provided through an additional [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/E-Books|page]].
+Thousands of additional e-books can even be easily accessed through the included '''Get Internet Archive Books''' Activity.
+A [http://people.sugarlabs.org/sayamindu/shared_read.ogv screencast] of the e-book sharing process is also available.
+|}
-Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry features a number of well-selected e-books in the increasingly popular .epub file format. Historical classicals and interesting literature for young readers have found their way onto this release.
+=== Activities ===
-Thousands of additional e-books can even be easily accessed through the included Get Internet Archive Books Activity.
-<br clear="all" />
+{| border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border: 1px solid white; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;"
+|-
+|valign=top|[[Image:social-calc-activity.png|left|300px]]
+|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also includes updates to the standard collection of Activities for children and many new ones. An example is '''SocialCalc''', a spreadsheet activity that allows users to do complex mathematical calculations. Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also ships the '''TamTam''' activity suite, which takes the learner on a journey through sound and music, beginning with a simple musical toy and progressing up to a sophisticated sound synthesizer. Other activities, such as the very popular '''Physics''' and '''TurtleArt''', have been updated. Sugar's rich collection of Activities are available for download from [http://activities.sugarlabs.org Sugar's Activity Library].
+|}
-== Activities ==
+=== Based On Fedora ===
-[[Image:Logo_square_black_04.png|right|200px]]
+{| border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border: 1px solid white; border-collapse: collapse; background: white;"
+|-
-Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also includes updates to the standard collection of activities and many new ones. An example is SocialCalc, a spreadsheet activity that allows users to do complex mathematical calculations. Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also ships the TamTam activity suite, which takes the learner on a journey through sound and  music, beginning with a simple musical toy and progressing up to a sophisticated sound synthesizer. Other activities, such as the very popular Physics and TurtleArt, have been updated.
+|valign=top|[[Image:Fedora_remix_logo.png|left]]
+|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry is based on the latest version (F12) of the [http://fedoraproject.org/ Fedora operating system], a GNU/Linux distribution which showcases the latest in free and open source software.
-<br clear="all" />
+|}
-== Based On Fedora ==
-[[Image:Fedora_remix_logo.png|left]]
-<br clear="all" />
-Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry is based on the latest version of the Fedora operating system.
-== For More Information ==
-For more information, please visit<br/>
-[http://www.sugarlabs.org www.sugarlabs.org]