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'''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' contains a number of new features that improve the overall user and learning experience. Here is an overview of the most notable ones:
'''Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry''' contains a number of new features that improve the overall user and learning experience. Here is an overview of the most notable ones:


== Sugar 0.86 ==
=== Sugar 0.86 ===
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|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry ships the latest '''Sugar''' release, 0.86.3. It features:


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* redesigned toolbars;
* improved wireless networking;
* EPUB file support for e-books ([http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4028 Read]);
* better Gnash support for Adobe Flash content;
* easier keyboard configuration;
* support for tabbed browsing ([http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4024 Browse]);
* and an easy way to update to the latest Activities (Control Panel).


Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry ships the latest '''Sugar''' release, 0.86.3. It features:
Detailed release notes for Sugar 0.86 are available [[0.86/Notes|here]].
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* a redesigned toolbar;
=== ZyX-LiveInstaller ===
* support for tabbed browsing (Browse);
* epub file support for ebooks (Read);
* and an easy way to update to the latest activities (Control Panel).


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== ZYX-Liveinstaller ==
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|valign=top|A frequent request we received concerned a means of installing Sugar to a hard disk.
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A frequent request we received concerned a means of installing Sugar to a hard disk.
We teamed up with the '''zyx-liveinstaller''' developer in order to provide:
We teamed up with the '''zyx-liveinstaller''' developer in order to provide:


* a seamless way of installing your personalized environment onto your computer's hard disk
* seamless installation of your personalized environment onto your computer's hard disk;
* that saves any changes that you made to your Sugar on a Stick system
* it saves any changes that you made to your Sugar on a Stick system;
* without even requiring a reboot!
* and the installation does not even require a reboot.


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*  [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller|Instructions]]
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== E-Books ==
=== E-Books ===


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Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry features a number of well-selected e-books in the increasingly popular .epub file format. Historical classicals and interesting literature for young readers have found their way onto this release.  
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|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry supports viewing e-books through '''Read''', including the increasingly popular .epub file format. Historical classicals and interesting literature for young readers are provided through an additional [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/E-Books|page]].
Thousands of additional e-books can even be easily accessed through the included '''Get Internet Archive Books''' Activity.
Thousands of additional e-books can even be easily accessed through the included '''Get Internet Archive Books''' Activity.
A demonstration of Sugar's sharing features with e-books is available here: http://people.sugarlabs.org/sayamindu/shared_read.ogv
A [http://people.sugarlabs.org/sayamindu/shared_read.ogv screencast] of the e-book sharing process is also available.
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=== Activities ===


== Activities ==
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|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also includes updates to the standard collection of Activities for children and many new ones. An example is '''SocialCalc''', a spreadsheet activity that allows users to do complex mathematical calculations. Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also ships the '''TamTam''' activity suite, which takes the learner on a journey through sound and music, beginning with a simple musical toy and progressing up to a sophisticated sound synthesizer. Other activities, such as the very popular '''Physics''' and '''TurtleArt''', have been updated. Sugar's rich collection of Activities are available for download from [http://activities.sugarlabs.org Sugar's Activity Library].
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=== Based On Fedora ===


Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry also includes many new Sugar Activities as well as updates to old favorites like '''Physics''' and '''TurtleArt'''. Activities shipping for the first time on Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry include '''SocialCalc''', a spreadsheet activity that allows users to do complex mathematical calculations, and '''TamTam''' activity suite, which takes the learner on a journey through sound and  music, beginning with a simple musical toy and progressing up to a sophisticated sound synthesizer.
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|valign=top|Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry is based on the latest version (F12) of the [http://fedoraproject.org/ Fedora operating system], a GNU/Linux distribution which showcases the latest in free and open source software.
== Based On Fedora ==
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Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry is based on the latest version of the Fedora operating system.
 
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== For More Information ==
 
In case you encounter issues, please report them here<br/>
https://launchpad.net/soas
 
Do not hesitate to e-mail us with any feedback at<br/>
[mailto:feedback@sugarlabs.org feedback@sugarlabs.org]
 
For more information, please visit<br/>
[http://www.sugarlabs.org www.sugarlabs.org]
 
== About This Document ==
 
A PDF layout of this file is available at http://people.sugarlabs.org/sdz/soas-v2-notes.pdf with SVG source at http://people.sugarlabs.org/sdz/soas-v2-notes.svg. Note that the wiki page version is likely to be more up-to-date.
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