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There are many options for using Sugar on an Apple Macintosh Computer.
There are many options for using Sugar on an Apple Macintosh Computer.<br><br>
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|width=12em|Taste of Sugar | <!-- Read only LiveOS image
|width=12em|Taste of Sugar | <!-- Read only LiveOS image
--> provides a safe read-only experience that does not alter your Mac. Get to know the Sugar Learning Platform by using it first hand. The quickest way to experience Sugar is to [[Sugar_on_a_Mac/Taste_of_Sugar | go here...]]
--> provides a safe read-only experience that does not alter your Mac. Get to know the Sugar Learning Platform by using it first hand. The quickest way to experience Sugar is to [[#Restart.2C_Play._Restart.2C_Mac. | go here...]]
|Sugar in a Window | <!--Virtualization of a Linux OS with Sugar installed  
|Sugar in a window | <!--Virtualization of a Linux OS with Sugar installed  
--> installs to a directory on your Hard Disk. In a Window or Full Screen you can switch between Mac and Sugar instantly. Your journal is safe and remembered between restarts. [[#2 | Read more...  ]]
--> installs to a directory on your Hard Disk. In a window or Full Screen you can switch between Mac and Sugar instantly. Your journal is safe and remembered between restarts. [[#Click_Sugar._Click_Mac. | Read more...  ]]
|Sugar on Linux | <!-- Bootable installation of a Linux OS with Sugar installed  
|Sugar on Linux | <!-- Bootable installation of a Linux OS with Sugar installed  
--> Linux runs on Apple computers long after Apple discontinues support. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies.  <!--Those stating educational focus may provide a better experience. But this is baseless bias. --> [[#3 | Read more... ]]
--> Linux runs on Apple computers long after Apple discontinues support. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies.  <!--Those stating educational focus may provide a better experience. But this is baseless bias. --> [[#Farewell_Mac._Hello_Sugar.| Read more... ]]
|Sugar on a Stick | On some Intel Macs, [[Sugar on a Stick]] can be loaded on a USB flash storage device and booted on the computer. [[#Sugar on a Stick for Mac| See below...]]
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{{Note/help|Please help:| Assistance is needed from Macintosh system experts to document installing or running  a Fedora LiveOS image on a Mac.}}
pick a flavor:<br>
{{Note/note|Note:|See this [http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi&#63;id&#61;528232 Fedora bug]. Apparently, Fedora 16 (Fall 2011) will have kernel support for EFI booting.}}
* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-1-strawberry.iso Strawberry v1] for intel processor
* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-blueberry.iso Blueberry v2] for intel processor
* [http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/soas/ Mirabelle beta] for intel processor
* [[#3 | Linux]] for powerPC processor


==Click '''Sugar'''. Click '''Mac'''.==
Use Mac and  Sugar at the same time on the same computer.  '''Sugar in a Window''' allows you to switch instantly between them.  This is the most flexible way of using Sugar on an intel Mac.


*The Journal is saved to disk, so a learner's work is preserved.
*Multiple learners may share the same machine with minor effort.
*Sugar shares your Mac's media effortlessly.  CD/DVD, Network, etc.


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== Sugar on a Stick for Mac ==
'''Sugar on a Stick''' loaded USB devices should run on Intel Macs.


All this is possible by using Virtual Machine software. Virtualization puts an entire computer into a file on your Intel Mac. Install Sugar in that file and boot it with a Virtual computer. Once the boot finishes, you have '''Sugar in a Window'''. There are many virtualization applications for Intel Mac, to name a few:
See [[Sugar on a Stick/Macintosh]] for a Fedora 17 test from April 2012.
*VirtualBox
*Parallels
*Fusion


VirtualBox has a free to use license. Learn how to use it here: [[VirtualBox#OS_X |VirtualBox]]. Instructions for other applications may be available on this wiki and elsewhere.<br> '''Note:''' Virtualization doesn't have a speed penalty like emulation. The use of intel processor Emulation on powerPC Mac is not recommended. Due to the aging speeds of powerPC Macs, installing Linux and Sugar will drastically outperform emulation.
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==Farewell '''Mac'''. Hello '''Sugar'''.==
Linux runs on Mac.<br>
Sugar runs on Linux.<br>
A two step install of both Linux then Sugar onto an erased Hard Drive will work on most Macintosh computers including powerPC Mac and Intel Mac. <br><br>
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'''To identify the Mac's processor and OS X version'''<br>
Choose '''Apple menu''' > About This Mac.  A small window will appear titled ''About This Mac''.  The processor type should be in the window.<br>Note: ''Sugar on a Stick is for the intel processor only. Macs with powerPC will need to get their sugar from a Linux distribution.''<br> <br>


'''To get started, get Linux'''<br>
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Sugar has been ported by the major Linux distributions and many minor ones. There are many choices available for easy installation; but after first boot, their support for Sugar varies.  Search the internet for Linux Mac powerPC Install. Once you've found a version of Linux for your processor, search within to see if Sugar is pre-packaged for easy install and what support or discussions they've had. <!--Those stating educational focus may provide a better experience. But without published reviews, this is baseless bias. --> <!-- Two distributions leave powerPC unsupported: Sugar on a Stick and Toast ''aka Trisquel education distribution''  -->
Follow these instructions '''every time''' you wish to use your '''Sugar on a Stick''' device on an Intel Mac:
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* Boot the Mac with the boot-helper CD  
 
* Interrupt the boot sequence
 
* edit the kernel parameters
 
<big>'''Other ways to get Sugar on your Mac'''</big><br>
'''Sugar on a Stick''' loaded USB devices should run on Intel Macs. Follow these instructions '''every time''' you wish to use your '''Sugar on a Stick''' device on an intel Mac:
*Boot the Mac with the boot-helper CD  
*interrupt the boot sequence
*edit the kernel parameters
  vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=iso9660 rw liveimg overlay=LABEL=soas-2-blueberry quiet rhgb selinux=0
  vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=iso9660 rw liveimg overlay=LABEL=soas-2-blueberry quiet rhgb selinux=0
*continue the boot.
* continue the boot.


You can create a '''Sugar on a Stick''' device with a Mac. However, to save the Journal you must create your stick on a PC or Linux machine: Instructions for [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Windows|Windows]] and [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux|Linux]] <!-- Have you tried to run the livecd-iso-to-disk bash script with --efi option on a 32-bit Intel Mac? (do they exist?) (would a bash script even run? could it be modified to run on a Mac, for example, substitute $(readlink -f "$2") calls with $(readlink "$2") and whatever else is required?) See http://www.mail-archive.com/soas@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg01010.html and https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/soas/+question/95622 -->
You can create a '''Sugar on a Stick''' device with a Mac. However, to save the Journal you must create your stick on a PC or Linux machine: Instructions for [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Windows|Windows]] and [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux|Linux]] <!-- Have you tried to run the livecd-iso-to-disk bash script with --efi option on a 32-bit Intel Mac? (do they exist?) (would a bash script even run? could it be modified to run on a Mac, for example, substitute $(readlink -f "$2") calls with $(readlink "$2") and whatever else is required?) See http://www.mail-archive.com/soas@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg01010.html and https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/soas/+question/95622 -->


# Download the boot helper from: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-boot.iso
# Download the boot helper from: http://www.wronkiewicz.net/soas-4-boot-test.iso for Mango Lassi
#: http://www.wronkiewicz.net/soas-3-boot-test.iso for Mirabelle
#: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-2-boot.iso for Blueberry
# Put in the boot-helper CD
# Put in the boot-helper CD
# Plug in the USB
# Plug in the USB
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