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{{Message|~~This~~ method is ~~taken from http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB#Creating_a_USB_stick_from_a_running_live_environment, and is different from the contents of other Sugar on~~ a ~~Stick pages. I have successfully made 3 sticks, which have performed Software update correctly and, so far, lasted a few days~~. The ~~method seems particularly flexible, requiring minimal documentation. --~~[[~~User:Inkyfingers~~|~~Inkyfingers~~]] ~~([[User talk~~:~~Inkyfingers|talk]]) 17:58, 8 April 2014 (EDT)}}~~

{{Message|Presenting this method to a wider audience is still a work in progress. The working title is [[Activities/SoaS_Loader |SoaS Loader]]. You will find a tutorial presentation of this method here http://soas-loader.readthedocs.org/.

~~The starting point is~~ a ~~PC, and a clean 2GB or 4GB USB stick to use as the target device~~.

Limitations may be discussed on the [[Talk:Testing/Reports/Sugar on a Stick Persistence | talk]] page.}}

It does not really matter what operating system you are using. To make your persistent Sugar on a Stick you will [[Sugar on a Stick/Boot|boot your computer]] with a Sugar LiveOS "host" media, which might be:

The starting point is

* a PC, laptop, or netbook

* a clean 2GB or 4GB USB stick to use as the target device.

* a Sugar [[LiveOS image]] to use as the "host" media.

It does not really matter what operating system you are using. To make your persistent Sugar on a Stick you will [[Sugar on a Stick/Boot|boot]] your computer with a Sugar LiveOS "host" media, which might be:

* A CD-ROM made from the Sugar.iso available from [[Sugar on a Stick/Downloads]]

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Boot your computer with the chosen LiveOS media. Once Sugar is running,

''''Either''' enter a console with Ctrl+Alt+F2,

'''Either''' enter a console with Ctrl+Alt+F2,

'''or''' open the Terminal Activity, [[File:Activity-terminal.png|bottom|link=http://en.flossmanuals.net/terminal]], from the <span class=plainlinks>[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/images/9/9b/Home_ListView_button.png Home list View]</span>.

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On the ~~first pass,~~ before plugging in the target stick, expect output like this:

First, running the command `df -Th` before plugging in the target stick, expect output like this:

[root@localhost ~]# df -Th

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vartmp tmpfs 2.0G 0 2.0G 0% /var/tmp

~~After~~ the target stick is inserted, the command produces an extra line at the bottom:

Then, running the command `df -Th` after the target stick is inserted, the command produces an extra line at the bottom:

[root@localhost ~]# df -Th

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-{{Message|This method is taken from http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB#Creating_a_USB_stick_from_a_running_live_environment, and is different from the contents of other Sugar on a Stick pages. I have successfully made 3 sticks, which have performed Software update correctly and, so far, lasted a few days. The method seems particularly flexible, requiring minimal documentation. --[[User:Inkyfingers|Inkyfingers]] ([[User talk:Inkyfingers|talk]]) 17:58, 8 April 2014 (EDT)}}
+{{Message|Presenting this method to a wider audience is still a work in progress. The working title is [[Activities/SoaS_Loader |SoaS Loader]]. You will find a tutorial presentation of this method here http://soas-loader.readthedocs.org/.
-The starting point is a PC, and a clean 2GB or 4GB USB stick to use as the target device.
+Limitations may be discussed on the [[Talk:Testing/Reports/Sugar on a Stick Persistence | talk]] page.}}
-It does not really matter what operating system you are using. To make your persistent Sugar on a Stick you will [[Sugar on a Stick/Boot|boot your computer]] with a Sugar LiveOS "host" media, which might be:
+The starting point is
+* a PC, laptop, or netbook
+* a clean 2GB or 4GB USB stick to use as the target device.
+* a Sugar [[LiveOS image]] to use as the "host" media.
+It does not really matter what operating system you are using. To make your persistent Sugar on a Stick you will [[Sugar on a Stick/Boot|boot]] your computer with a Sugar LiveOS "host" media, which might be:
 * A CD-ROM made from the Sugar.iso available from [[Sugar on a Stick/Downloads]]
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 Boot your computer with the chosen LiveOS media. Once Sugar is running,
-''''Either''' enter a console with Ctrl+Alt+F2,
+'''Either''' enter a console with Ctrl+Alt+F2,
 '''or''' open the Terminal Activity, [[File:Activity-terminal.png|bottom|link=http://en.flossmanuals.net/terminal]], from the <span class=plainlinks>[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/images/9/9b/Home_ListView_button.png Home list View]</span>.
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 |<pre>
-On the first pass, before plugging in the target stick, expect output like this:
+First, running the command `df -Th` before plugging in the target stick, expect output like this:
 [root@localhost ~]# df -Th
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 vartmp              tmpfs     2.0G     0  2.0G   0% /var/tmp
-After the target stick is inserted, the command produces an extra line at the bottom:
+Then, running the command `df -Th` after the target stick is inserted, the command produces an extra line at the bottom:
 [root@localhost ~]# df -Th