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


==References==
==References==