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==Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu==

There are many problems with Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu, many of which have been fixed in a later version of Sugar. This page is a historical reference.

(Also applies to Trisquel 5.5.)

~~There are many problems with Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu, many of which have been fixed in a later version of Sugar. This page is a historical reference.~~

===Problem: collaboration is broken===

Activity collaboration over a local area network does not work. There is no workaround.

User's Central avatar XO disappears after several minutes (Known bug in 0.90)

===Problem: unexpected dialog===

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Workaround: the dialog can be cancelled.

Solution: this was fixed in [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/2278 ticket #2278].

===Problem: Browse activity does not work===

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Workaround: use Firefox started from Terminal. However, Firefox is not integrated with Sugar, and does not access the journal or install activity bundles.

===Problem: software update does not work===

Sugar has a Software Update option in My Settings. This does not work when the native Ubuntu packages are installed.

Workaround: none.

===Problem: very few activities===

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===Problem: Sugar is not full screen===

Sugar on Ubuntu is run in a window~~. For some ages of learner, a full screen is better, to avoid distractions~~.

Sugar on Ubuntu is run in a window.

Workaround: to ~~run Sugar~~ full screen:

Workaround: see [[Emulator/Full Screen|how to configure full screen]].

*Go to the menu Applications -> Education -> Sugar,

*Drag and drop the Sugar icon to the desktop,

*Right-click on Sugar icon and choose Properties,

*Change the command to:

~~/usr/bin/sugar-emulator -f~~

*Use the desktop icon instead of the menu to start Sugar.

===Problem: no screensaver or power management controls in Sugar===

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xset s off

xset -dpms

===Installation===

See [[Ubuntu#How to install Sugar on Ubuntu]] for generic instructions that should apply to all versions.

See [[Ubuntu/Previous]] for how to install older versions of Sugar on older versions of Ubuntu using Ubuntu Software Center.

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 ==Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu==
+There are many problems with Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu, many of which have been fixed in a later version of Sugar.  This page is a historical reference.
+(Also applies to Trisquel 5.5.)
-There are many problems with Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu, many of which have been fixed in a later version of Sugar.  This page is a historical reference.
 ===Problem: collaboration is broken===
 Activity collaboration over a local area network does not work.  There is no workaround.
+User's Central avatar XO disappears after several minutes (Known bug in 0.90)
 ===Problem: unexpected dialog===
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 Workaround: the dialog can be cancelled.
+Solution: this was fixed in [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/2278 ticket #2278].
 ===Problem: Browse activity does not work===
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 Workaround: use Firefox started from Terminal.  However, Firefox is not integrated with Sugar, and does not access the journal or install activity bundles.
+===Problem: software update does not work===
+Sugar has a Software Update option in My Settings.  This does not work when the native Ubuntu packages are installed.
+Workaround: none.
 ===Problem: very few activities===
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 ===Problem: Sugar is not full screen===
-Sugar on Ubuntu is run in a window.  For some ages of learner, a full screen is better, to avoid distractions.
+Sugar on Ubuntu is run in a window.
-Workaround: to run Sugar full screen:
+Workaround: see [[Emulator/Full Screen|how to configure full screen]].
-*Go to the menu Applications -> Education -> Sugar,
-*Drag and drop the Sugar icon to the desktop,
-*Right-click on Sugar icon and choose Properties,
-*Change the command to:
-  /usr/bin/sugar-emulator -f
-*Use the desktop icon instead of the menu to start Sugar.
 ===Problem: no screensaver or power management controls in Sugar===
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   xset s off
   xset -dpms
+===Installation===
+See [[Ubuntu#How to install Sugar on Ubuntu]] for generic instructions that should apply to all versions.
+See [[Ubuntu/Previous]] for how to install older versions of Sugar on older versions of Ubuntu using Ubuntu Software Center.