Features/Sugar Activity Library on a Stick

Summary

140 plus activity.xo files to download and copy to a USB stick. The stick is used to install these application.xo files, by drag-drop to the Journal of a running Soas USB or CD

Owner

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• Name: [Tom Gilliard]

• Email: satellit@bendbroadband.com

Current status

• Targeted release: (Soas-v4)
• Last updated: (06/21/2010)
• Percentage of completion: 100%

Detailed Description

• 140 plus activity.xo files to download and copy to a USB stick. The stick is used to install these application.xo files, by drag-drop to the Journal of a running Soas USB or CD
• Includes a Open Office Spreadsheet for a key to Compatible Applications for different versions of Soas.

Benefit to Sugar

• Allows sneaker-net installs and installs behind firewalls in schools.
• Saves Multiple Downloads of Applications.
• Can add and remove activities on demand without web connectivity.
• Use and pass on the stick, locally.

Scope

Already in existence. just has to be updated as new Applications and versions are made available on ASLO.

UI Design

N/A

How To Test

• On your PC:

1. Download ASLOxo.iso from http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/ASLOxo-2+ss.tar.bz2
2. transfer the contents of the extracted folder to 2nd 1GB USB ASLOxo stick

• Boot a Soas USB or a running Soas CD

1. insert ASLOxo USB into a USB slot, wait for it to mount.
2. select journal on top of sugar's frame.
3. drop down to bottom left corner of screen, the frame will retract and show 2 USB Icons.
4. select the 2nd (right) USB (ASLOxo)
5. drag-drop the desired application.xo (hold down the left button and drag the entry) from the listing into the sugar-journal on the bottom (left USB icon) corner of the monitor.
6. OR double click on application.xo in the list of the ASLOxo USB.

• The Application

1. should start normally.
2. shut down normally
3. Collaborate if that is a feature
4. resume from the saved journal

• All behavior should be identical to a download in Browse from Activities (ASLO)

  http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/

User Experience

• Faster Installs, easy customization of Applications on Soas USB

Dependencies

None

Contingency Plan

None Needed already implemented

Release Notes

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/ASLOxo-2_ssREADME.txt

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