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| =='''[[QEMU]]'''== | | =='''[[QEMU]]'''== |
| :[[Sugar_Creation_Kit#QEMU_Virtualization|instructions, downloads]] | | :[[Sugar_Creation_Kit#QEMU_Virtualization|instructions, downloads]] |
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− | == Image installation tools ==
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− | ===[[Sugar_on_a_Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller|ZyX-LiveInstaller]]===
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− | ;NOTE '''PLEASE TEST''';May not work on latest versions of sugar ? (Command still works in f18)
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− | * ZyX-LiveInstaller allows you to install Sugar from either a booted Live USB device,
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− | * or Live CD media to a system or external disk.
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− | * It creates an exact copy of your running live CD as a traditional (Persistent) installation on your hard-disk (or removable media such as SD or USB storage devices.
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− | : This program can be useful for installing to a virtualized hard disk. It is not included in builds after soas-v2 Blueberry, so it must be downloaded and installed to use.
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− | : In a running SoaS Terminal session or console, execute the following commands:
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− | : {{Code|su}}
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− | : {{Code|yum install zyx-liveinstaller gparted}}
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− | zyx-liveinstaller.noarch 0:0.2.4-5.fc18
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− | ===[http://www.easyvmx.com EasyVMX!]===
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− | :'''Make a VirtualBox or VMware Player appliance with a burned CD of your favorite xxx.iso'''
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− | * '''http://www.easyvmx.com/ is a web site that builds a vmx file to your specifications (free).'''
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− | : Works fine, runs on most platforms, and has persistence after installation. (tested with Trisquel 4.0.1 DVD 12/24/2010 satellit)
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− | :: Virtual Appliance that you create Can be opened with either VirtualBox or VMware Player
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− | : VirtualBox 4.0 Download (free): http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html
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− | : VMware Player download (free): http://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/
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− | :::(Note:VMware Workstation not needed for VMware Player to create Virtual Appliance)
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− | ::specified a 8 GB Hard Drive; name; and other parameters
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− | ::downloaded, in browse, the Custom vmx file as a .zip file
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− | ::Decompressed the .zip file
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− | : Insert the CD of your favorite xxx.iso
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− | ::Open VirtualBox 4.0 or VMware Player and point it to this vmx file
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− | :::In VirtualBox Settings/specify CD Player (/dev/sr0); Start
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− | :::VMware Player starts CD automatically
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− | * EXAMPLE: soas-i386-20100926.17.iso burned to a CD
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− | ::Put soas-i386-20100926.17 CD in your CD Drive
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− | ::CD boots in VirtualBox-4.0 or VMware Player application
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− | ::Sugar Starts
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− | *To install to EasyVMX Hard Disk:
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− | :Open Sugar-terminal:
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− | su
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− | liveinst
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− | Anaconda installer opens
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− | Initialize all disks
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− | Install procedes normally
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− | reboot
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− | firstboot
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− | Log in to user you specified
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− | '''HINT: copy all of the EasyVMX Hard Disk Files on a 2 GB USB stick.'''
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− | ::'''(note runs about 10x slower on a USB stick)'''
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− | ::Example above created a 1.4 GB set of files'
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− | :Copy-Paste all files
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− | : Sugar on a Stick in VirtualBox or VMware Player Hard Disk format with persistence
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− | ::Portable (Student can take home and run on home Computer)
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− | ::Run it on different Platforms
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| ==References== | | ==References== |