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| + | === Ways to run Sugar === | ||
| + | Determine which of the various methods of running Sugar meet your needs: | ||
| + | * '''Run Sugar pre-installed in a computer''' | ||
| + | *: Some computers come with Sugar pre-installed, most notably the [[olpc:Hardware|OLPC XO laptops]]. | ||
| + | *: Some deployments use the [https://sugardextrose.org/ Dextrose] distribution of Sugar. | ||
| + | * '''Boot a Live CD / Live USB pre-installed with Sugar''' | ||
| + | *: Suitable for trying Sugar without having to install any software on almost any computer—just boot Sugar off of a CD or USB drive. '''Note:''' When booting a Live CD, the Journal is not automatically saved on shutdown, because the boot media is readonly. All changes are lost upon shutdown or reboot. This is not a limitation for Live USB installations. See our [[Sugar on a Stick]] project page or other [[:Category:Live USB|Live USB projects]]. | ||
| + | * '''Install Sugar''' | ||
| + | *: If you are running one of the currently supported distributions, you can install Sugar using your systems standard package manager, e.g., Synaptic, apt-get, or yum. See [[Fedora#Sugar_Learning_Environment|these instructions]]. | ||
| + | *: The [[Harmonic Distribution]] of the Sugar Learning Platform may also appeal to you. | ||
| + | * '''Install an emulator or virtualizer and launch a bootable Sugar disk image file''' | ||
| + | *: [[QEMU]], [[VirtualBox]], or [[VMware]] let you run Sugar in an emulator or by virtualization on your computer—you'll need to install an emulator from which you launch Sugar and one of the [[Emulator image files]]. | ||
| + | ==Supported distributions== | ||
| + | {{:Supported distributions}} | ||
| − | === | + | ==Matrix of Sugar solutions== |
| + | There are many ways to run Sugar: | ||
| + | * As a [[#Starch|complete disk image]] on an existing machine; | ||
| + | * As a [[#Sucrose|session]] on a Linux system; or | ||
| + | * As part of a complete hardware-software platform. | ||
| + | ===[[/Technical considerations | Technical considerations]]=== | ||
| + | : A discussion of '''technical considerations''' regarding supported systems. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Sugar for various hardware systems=== |
| + | * [[OLPC|OLPC XO laptops]] | ||
| + | * [[Macintosh]] | ||
| + | *: Intel processor | ||
| + | *:* [[Sugar on a Stick/Macintosh]], [[Testing/Reports/Sugar on a Stick#MacBook_Persistent_SoaS_v5_and_SoaS_v6_EFI_Boot_USB|another example]] | ||
| + | *:* [[VirtualBox#on_Mac_OS_X|VirtualBox on Mac OS X]] | ||
| + | *: PowerPC processor | ||
| + | *:* [[Fedora#PowerPC]] | ||
| + | *:* [[Ubuntu/PPC]] | ||
| + | == Getting the Sugar sources == | ||
| + | Distributors can find the latest sources for the sucrose components [[Development Team/Release/Modules|here]]. Each [[{{Current Stable Release}}| release page]] has as links to the release pages of earlier releases. | ||
| − | === | + | ==Updating Sugar to the latest version== |
| + | === XO laptops === | ||
| + | * [[OLPC:Releases]] | ||
| + | * [https://sugardextrose.org/ Dextrose development site] - [[Dextrose]] | ||
| + | ==Looking at Sugar variants== | ||
| − | === | + | See [[Sugar System Stack]] for a picture of the software stack. |
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| − | + | ===Starch=== | |
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| − | + | [[Image:Sugar-on-CD-USB.jpg]] | |
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| − | + | [[Taxonomy#Starch.28es.29:_A_complete_disk_image_for_Sugar|Starch]] is a complete disk image for Sugar. | |
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| − | + | ===Sucrose=== | |
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| − | + | [[Taxonomy#Sucrose:_The_interface.2C_plus_a_set_of_demonstration_activities|Sucrose]] is the Sugar interface plus a set of demonstration activities. System maintainers should visit the [[Packaging Team]] page. | |
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Latest revision as of 01:35, 27 July 2012
Ways to run Sugar
Determine which of the various methods of running Sugar meet your needs:
- Run Sugar pre-installed in a computer
- Some computers come with Sugar pre-installed, most notably the OLPC XO laptops.
- Some deployments use the Dextrose distribution of Sugar.
- Boot a Live CD / Live USB pre-installed with Sugar
- Suitable for trying Sugar without having to install any software on almost any computer—just boot Sugar off of a CD or USB drive. Note: When booting a Live CD, the Journal is not automatically saved on shutdown, because the boot media is readonly. All changes are lost upon shutdown or reboot. This is not a limitation for Live USB installations. See our Sugar on a Stick project page or other Live USB projects.
- Install Sugar
- If you are running one of the currently supported distributions, you can install Sugar using your systems standard package manager, e.g., Synaptic, apt-get, or yum. See these instructions.
- The Harmonic Distribution of the Sugar Learning Platform may also appeal to you.
- Install an emulator or virtualizer and launch a bootable Sugar disk image file
- QEMU, VirtualBox, or VMware let you run Sugar in an emulator or by virtualization on your computer—you'll need to install an emulator from which you launch Sugar and one of the Emulator image files.
Supported distributions
Sugar is supported by several GNU/Linux distributions. Sugar Labs does not support any specific distribution, but does focus development on Fedora and Debian, which helps SoaS and Ubuntu.
| Logo | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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Sugar on a Stick | Live system of the Sugar Learning Environment |
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Fedora | Fedora 34 |
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Ubuntu | Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic |
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Debian | Debian Stretch, see also Live Build |
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OLPC OS 16.04 | OLPC OS for OLPC NL3 laptops based on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial |
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OLPC OS 13.x | OLPC OS for OLPC XO laptops based on Fedora 18 |
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openSUSE | Part of an Linux for Education (Li-f-e) series |
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Trisquel Toast | Based on Ubuntu |
Please note:
- Development changes occur rapidly, and the text here lags the current state of systems development.
- For the latest information on any development project, visit their work sites.
Matrix of Sugar solutions
There are many ways to run Sugar:
- As a complete disk image on an existing machine;
- As a session on a Linux system; or
- As part of a complete hardware-software platform.
Technical considerations
- A discussion of technical considerations regarding supported systems.
Sugar for various hardware systems
- OLPC XO laptops
- Macintosh
- Intel processor
- PowerPC processor
Getting the Sugar sources
Distributors can find the latest sources for the sucrose components here. Each release page has as links to the release pages of earlier releases.
Updating Sugar to the latest version
XO laptops
Looking at Sugar variants
See Sugar System Stack for a picture of the software stack.
Starch
Starch is a complete disk image for Sugar.
Sucrose
Sucrose is the Sugar interface plus a set of demonstration activities. System maintainers should visit the Packaging Team page.