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You can download installation images (.iso files) for Linux distributions that support Sugar and create your own bootable images with Sugar installed.
 
You can download installation images (.iso files) for Linux distributions that support Sugar and create your own bootable images with Sugar installed.
  
See [[VirtualBox]], [[VMware]], or [[QEMU]] for more information on how to run an image, and [[Supported systems]] for more information on what is available.
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See [[VirtualBox]], [[VMware]], or [[QEMU]] for more information on how to run an image, and [[Supported systems]] for more information on which operating systems support Sugar.
 
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==Other virtual machines==
 
:wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_platform_virtual_machines Comparison_of_platform_virtual_machines] Very nice comparison of features of various Virtual Machines Platforms
 
==='''[[VirtualBox]]'''===
 
{{Admon/note|Note:|Use the latest version of Oracle VM [http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads VirtualBox] (3.2_3.2.8-64453 or later). <small>Some appliances have multiple hard disc controllers and the earlier Sun VirtualBox 3.1 version does not support them.</small>}}
 
* Appliance of Sugar on a Stick v3-Mirabelle-built with zyx-liveinstaller. (Autologon to liveuser)
 
:'''download and import 3 files''':[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas-v3-Mirabelle-zyx.mf][http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Soas-v3-Mirabelle-zyx.ovf][http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmdk]
 
*Appliance of Sugar on a Stick v2 [[Sugar on a Stick/Blueberry|Blueberry]]<br>[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry_ovf_README_FIRST.txt Read this first.]
 
:'''download and import 3 files''': [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry.ovf soas-2-blueberry.ovf] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry.mf soas-2-blueberry.mf]  [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-2-blueberry.vmdk soas-2-blueberry.vmdk]
 
  
* VirtualBox disc image of Sugar on a Stick v1 [[Sugar on a Stick/Strawberry|Strawberry]]<br>See [[VirtualBox#Sugar_on_a_Stick|SoaS on VirtualBox]] for more context.
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==[[File:VirtualBox.png|75px|link=VirtualBox]]'''[[VirtualBox]]'''==
: [http://www.sugarlabs.org/static/soas/soas-strawberry-vdi.zip soas-strawberry-vdi.zip] Sugar 0.84 (22 June 2009)
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'''Download:''' http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html
  
* Appliance of openSUSE-Sugar-11.3 [http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Education/images/iso/openSUSE-Sugar-11.3.i686-1.0.0-Build6.3.iso] Uploaded 26 September 2010<br>
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* VirtualBox-4.0 is OSE version until you add: [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack]
:'''download and import 3 files''':openSUSE_sugar.ovf [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/openSUSE_sugar.ovf openSUSE_sugar.ovf] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/openSUSE_sugar.mf openSUSE_sugar.mf] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/openSUSE-Sugar-11.3.vmdk openSUSE-Sugar-11.3.vmdk]
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* Support for Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, and GNU/Linux
::8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
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* VMware Workstation xxx.vmdk hard disks will work as "existing disks" in VirtualBox.
::English and English keyboard
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* [http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ VirtualBox Manual]
::USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
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* [http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html VBoxManage command line tool for VirtualBox] for advanced users
::Autologin- user=sugar password=sugaruser
 
:::Ready to auto-configure to your hardware on first booting.
 
:::'''note choose /dev/sda2 when prompted to do so on first run'''
 
  
* Appliance of '''U'''buntu'''S'''ugar'''''R'''emix''
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'''Importing VM:'''
: Reference links: [[Community/Distributions/Ubuntu]], https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sugar
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* Mac OS X: "File" -> "Import Apppliance..." + "open appliance"... + select the .ovf file.
  
:'''download and import 3 files''': [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/USR-922-IRC-Remix.ovf USR-922-IRC-Remix.ovf] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/USR-922-IRC-Remix.mf USR-922-IRC-Remix.mf] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/USR-i386-20100922.vmdk USR-i386-20100922.vmdk]
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'''Pre-assembled virtual machines''' For the latest, see the following pages:
::TZ=LA USA USA Keyboard 8-GB HD fully updated on 22 September 2010 with
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* [[Sugar on a Stick/Virtual machines]].
::apt-get Updates
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* [[Trisquel On A Sugar Toast/Virtual machines]]
::apt-get Upgrade
 
::Remixed to add
 
:::Surf-115.xo browser
 
:::IRC.xo -(edited to log in to #sugar and #ubuntu-sugarteam)
 
:::Analyze.xo
 
:::'''Import the 3 files into Oracle Virtualbox'''
 
::: User=sugar autologin
 
::: Password=sugaruser
 
*'''install the virtualbox guest additions'''
 
::Integrates a Running Virtualbox Appliance with the desktop
 
:install the virtualbox guest additions with ''sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-utils''
 
  
==='''[[VMware]] Player'''===
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====[[Fedora_21#Installing_VirtualBox_in_F21 |Installing VirtualBox in F21]]====
* VMware Player appliance of one of the [[Sugar on a Stick/Beta |nightly composes of Sugar on a Stick]] (soas-i386-20100818.16.iso)
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*files to download
:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-i386-20100818-Vmplayer-ReadMe.txt Read this first.]
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:[[Fedora_21_VirtualBox | Details of the install]]
:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-i386-20100818-Vmplayer.tar.bz2 download]
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====Some Suggestions on Using VirtualBox====
* VMware Player of Sugar on a Stick v2 (Blueberry)
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* Export your appliances to an external USB hard disk
:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Blueberry-vmx.txt Read this first.]
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*: This functions like the Mac Application "Time Machine"
:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Blueberry-vmx.tar.gz download]
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*: Save each exported Appliance in a folder marked with the name and date of export.
* Open-suse-education
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*::You can then import this Appliance to restore the state of the Appliance on that date.
:[[VMware#openSUSE |Read this first.]]
 
:[http://sourceforge.net/projects/opensuse-edu/files/Sugar/openSUSE-Sugar-vmware-vmx.tar.bz2/download download]
 
:[[Talk:VMware#change_networking|networking help]]
 
:[http://old-en.opensuse.org/How_to_use_downloaded_SUSE_Studio_appliances how to use]
 
  
==='''[[QEMU]]'''===
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*Run an Existing VirtualBox Appliance from an external USB Hard Drive
:[[Sugar_Creation_Kit#QEMU_Virtualization|instructions, downloads]]
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*::Portable, Individual Copy for Student, Move between separate Computers.
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*# copy-paste the xxxx.vmdk file from /(User)/Virtualbox/HardDisks/xxxx.vmdk to a Folder on an external USB HD
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*# Menu: Machine>New>continue>Name>Operating System>Version/Memory/Continue>Use existing hard disk>[chose xxxx.vmdk on an External USB HD]> Start.
  
===See [[Talk:Emulator image files|here]] for other experiments===
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* Note Running from a USB Memory Stick Crawls, VERY slowly - '''not practical'''.
  
== Image installation tools ==
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*'''Testing of appliance running from an external USB Hard Disk
==='''[[Sugar_on_a_Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller|ZyX-LiveInstaller]]'''===
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:: Appears to depend on the Speed of the Host Machine: (needs farther testing)
: 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 a traditional operating system installation on disk (or removable media such as SD or USB storage devices).
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# Very Slow -  Fedora-13-Soas/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010  satellit
: 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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# Very Slow -  Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010  satellit
: In a running SoaS Terminal session or console, execute the following commands:
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# Acceptable-  Fedora-13-Soas/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop  12/26/2010  satellit
: {{Code|su}}
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# Acceptable-  Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop  12/26/2010  satellit
: {{Code|yum install zyx-liveinstaller gparted}}
 
  
===EasyVMX!===
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====Join IRC for Help====
:'''Make a VMware Player appliance with-out needing a copy of VMware Workstation'''
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*web site that builds a vmx file to your specifications (free)
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* '''[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar&prompt=1 Join Sugar chat room for Help in English]'''
::'''http://www.easyvmx.com/'''
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*'''[http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=sugar-es&prompt=1 Sugar chat room in Español]''' (with translations to English)
: Works fine, runs on most platforms, and has persistence
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*: Pida ayuda a través de este canal #sugar-es Por favor, sea cortés y hacer sus preguntas.<br>Los voluntarios no pueden estar en línea todo el tiempo.<br>Sea paciente y permanecer conectado durante varios minutos para ver su respuest.<br>(Utilizar la función de meeting para la traducción de estos artículos.)
: VMware Player download (free): http://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/
 
  
:EXAMPLE: soas-i386-20100926.17.iso burned to a CD
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: Ask for help on either of these channels.
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:: Please be courteous and ask your questions.
::specified a 8 GB Hard Drive and other parameters
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:: Volunteers may not be on line all of the time. Be patient and stay connected for several minutes to see their answer.
::downloaded, in browse, the Custom vmx file as a .zip file
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* Read the [[Sugar_Creation_Kit#Floss_Manuals| Floss Manuals]] first!
::Decompressed the .zip file
 
::Put soas-i386-20100926.17 CD in your CD Drive
 
::Open VMPlayer and point it to this vmx file
 
::CD boots in VMplayer application
 
::Sugar Starts
 
*To install to VMplayer 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: put the VMplayer Hard Disk Files on a 2 GB USB stick.'''
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====References====
::'''(note runs about 10x slower on a USB stick)'''
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:http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#id2727661 [Configuring virtual machines]
::Example above created a 1.4 GB set of files'
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:http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#id321700 [USB Support]
:Copy-Paste all files
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:[http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ Oracle VM VirtualBox online Manual]
: Sugar on a Stick in VM Player form with persistence
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:[http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/UserManual.pdf UserManual.pdf]
::Portable (Student can take home and run on home Computer)
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: See also [[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/Sugar-in-Virtualization|Sugar-in-Virtualization]].
::Run it on different Platforms
 
  
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====Extension Pack====
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:[http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack]  '''Personal Use License'''
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::All Platforms (Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux)
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* '''Personal Use Licensed not OSE'''
  
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=='''[[VMware]] Player'''==
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[https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=player&lp=default Download VMware Player (free)]
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*VMplayer can now import VirtualBox files
  
==See also==
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=='''[[QEMU]]'''==
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:[[Sugar_Creation_Kit#QEMU_Virtualization|instructions, downloads]]
  
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==References==
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* [[Mac OS X-Boot USB with VirtualBox]]
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-September/019643.html Tom van Overbeek describes how to run Sugar using QEMU]
 
* [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-September/019643.html Tom van Overbeek describes how to run Sugar using QEMU]
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* [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BoxGrinder BoxGrinder: a set of tools used for building appliances (virtual machines)]
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* [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing Licensing-License types and info for exported Appliances-]
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* wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Comparison_of_platform_virtual_machines|Comparison of platform virtual machines]] - an extensive comparison of features of virtual machines platforms

Latest revision as of 17:23, 31 January 2015


This is a quick guide to the locations of various forms of Sugar software that can run in QEMU emulation or VMware or VirtualBox virtualization.

You can download installation images (.iso files) for Linux distributions that support Sugar and create your own bootable images with Sugar installed.

See VirtualBox, VMware, or QEMU for more information on how to run an image, and Supported systems for more information on which operating systems support Sugar.

VirtualBox.pngVirtualBox

Download: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html

Importing VM:

  • Mac OS X: "File" -> "Import Apppliance..." + "open appliance"... + select the .ovf file.

Pre-assembled virtual machines For the latest, see the following pages:

Installing VirtualBox in F21

  • files to download
Details of the install

Some Suggestions on Using VirtualBox

  • Export your appliances to an external USB hard disk
    This functions like the Mac Application "Time Machine"
    Save each exported Appliance in a folder marked with the name and date of export.
    You can then import this Appliance to restore the state of the Appliance on that date.
  • Run an Existing VirtualBox Appliance from an external USB Hard Drive
    Portable, Individual Copy for Student, Move between separate Computers.
    1. copy-paste the xxxx.vmdk file from /(User)/Virtualbox/HardDisks/xxxx.vmdk to a Folder on an external USB HD
    2. Menu: Machine>New>continue>Name>Operating System>Version/Memory/Continue>Use existing hard disk>[chose xxxx.vmdk on an External USB HD]> Start.
  • Note Running from a USB Memory Stick Crawls, VERY slowly - not practical.
  • Testing of appliance running from an external USB Hard Disk
Appears to depend on the Speed of the Host Machine: (needs farther testing)
  1. Very Slow - Fedora-13-Soas/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010 satellit
  2. Very Slow - Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010 satellit
  3. Acceptable- Fedora-13-Soas/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop 12/26/2010 satellit
  4. Acceptable- Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop 12/26/2010 satellit

Join IRC for Help

  • Join Sugar chat room for Help in English
  • Sugar chat room in Español (with translations to English)
    Pida ayuda a través de este canal #sugar-es Por favor, sea cortés y hacer sus preguntas.
    Los voluntarios no pueden estar en línea todo el tiempo.
    Sea paciente y permanecer conectado durante varios minutos para ver su respuest.
    (Utilizar la función de meeting para la traducción de estos artículos.)
Ask for help on either of these channels.
Please be courteous and ask your questions.
Volunteers may not be on line all of the time. Be patient and stay connected for several minutes to see their answer.

References

http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#id2727661 [Configuring virtual machines]
http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#id321700 [USB Support]
Oracle VM VirtualBox online Manual
UserManual.pdf
See also Sugar-in-Virtualization.

Extension Pack

Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack Personal Use License
All Platforms (Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux)
  • Personal Use Licensed not OSE

VMware Player

Download VMware Player (free)

  • VMplayer can now import VirtualBox files

QEMU

instructions, downloads

References