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== The deployments' XO Operating System ==
== The deployments' XO Operating System ==


Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for the XO-1 and XO-1.5 jointly developed by [http://activitycentral.org Activity Central], [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs] in collaboration with the OLPC and Sugar community.
Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for XO laptops jointly developed by Activity Central, [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] in collaboration with OLPC and the Sugar community.


Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged some
Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged
new features contributed by deployments and freelance contributors.
new features contributed by deployments and independent contributors.


== New features in Dextrose ==
== New features in Dextrose2 ==


* Backport of [[0.88/Notes|Sugar 0.88]] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* Backport of [[0.88/Notes|Sugar 0.88]] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
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* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/rpms-freeworld/ freeworld codecs] for most multimedia formats, including MP3 music and H264 videos ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/rpms-freeworld/ freeworld codecs] for most multimedia formats, including MP3 music and H264 videos ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* [http://codewiz.org/wiki/pictures/sugar/deployment/paraguay/caacupe/escuela_485_daniel_ortellado/dextrose-testing Extensive field testing] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* [http://codewiz.org/wiki/pictures/sugar/deployment/paraguay/caacupe/escuela_485_daniel_ortellado/dextrose-testing Extensive field testing] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* Lease information display in Control Panel->About My Computer()
* Automatic crashlog reporting and manual feedback reporting, with server side daemon ([[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]], Mukesh Gupta)
* Notification system ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
* Automatic yum based updater ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]], [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
* Nearly complete Spanish Translations ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], Sebastian Codas (scs), Carlos Garay (car|0s))
* One Click Share 3G ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])


== Dextrose 2 - World Edition ==
== Dextrose 2 - World Edition ==
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[[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]
[[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]


'''This is a development build''' targeted for use by multiple deployments worldwide. We do appreciate feedback and bug reports.
'''This is a release build''' targeted for use by multiple deployments worldwide. We do appreciate [[Dextrose/Contacts|feedback]] and [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/wiki/Dextrose bug reports].


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1, without GNOME
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1, without GNOME
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dx.img os439dx.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dx.crc os439dx.crc]
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os508dx.img os508dx.img]  
| 499MB
[http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os508dx.crc os508dx.crc]
| Jan 18 2011
| 411MB
|-
| Apr 1 2011
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1, with GNOME (*)
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dg.img os439dg.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os439dg.crc os439dg.crc]
| 603MB
| Jan 18 2011
|-
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5, without GNOME
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5, without GNOME
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1.5/intl/os439dx.zd os439dx.zd]
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1.5/intl/os508dx.zd os508dx.zd]
| 438MB
| 339MB
| Jan 18 2011
| Apr 1 2011
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5, with GNOME (*)
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1.5/intl/os439dg.zd os439dg.zd]
| 497MB
| Jan 18 2011
|}
|}


For more details on this release, see the [[Dextrose/2|Dextrose 2]] pages ([[Dextrose/2/Changelog|Change Log]], [[Dextrose/2/Todo|Todo List]]).
GNOME builds are currently unsupported. If you require GNOME for evaluation purposes in your deployment, please ask on the [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/dextrose Dextrose mailing-list]. For more details on this release, see the [[Dextrose/2|Dextrose 2]] pages: [[Dextrose/2/Changelog|Change Log]], [[Dextrose/2/Todo|Todo List]].


(*) If you need support for the builds with GNOME you can ask in #Fedora on IRC.
[[Dextrose/3|Development releases]] | [[Dextrose/Resources|Older releases]]


== Dextrose 1 ==
== Knowing your way around the new features ==
 
[[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]


'''This is a release build'''. This build has been tested in two classrooms for over one month.
* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/3g_configuration.pdf 3G Modem configuration]
We believe them to be stable and ready for general use. If no further issues are discovered, the RC
* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/3g_sharing.pdf 3G Connection sharing]
will become our final Dextrose 1 release.
* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/feedback.pdf Manual feedback submission]
 
* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/resources.pdf Understanding the resources icon and lease information]
{| class="wikitable"
! Hardware
! OS Images
! Size
! Date
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.img os373pyg.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os373pyg.crc os373pyg.crc]
| 518MB
| Aug 15 2010
|-
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1.5/py/os373pyg.zd os373pyg.zd]
| 557MB
| Aug 15 2010
|}


== Installation ==
== Installation ==
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* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
* Download both <tt>'''osXXXXX.img'''</tt> and <tt>'''osXXXXX.crc'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
* Download both <tt>'''osXXXXX.img'''</tt> and <tt>'''osXXXXX.crc'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick or SD card.
* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot
* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot
* Type the command: <code>'''copy-nand u:\osNdx2.img'''</code> followed by ENTER
* Type the command: {{Code|'''copy-nand u:\osNdx.img'''}} for a USB stick or {{Code|'''copy-nand sd:\osNdx.img'''}} for a SD card followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
* Type the command <code>reboot</code> followed by ENTER
* Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
* The XO will reboot, finish writing, reboot itself, and take you to the naming and color choice process
* The XO will reboot, finish writing, reboot itself, and take you to the naming and color choice process
* During the reboots, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update
* During the reboots, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update


'''See also''' the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1#Installation_instructions detailed instructions].
'''See also''' the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Downloads#Upgrade_an_XO-1_to_Sugar_0.84_with_Fedora_11_and_Gnome detailed instructions].


=== XO-1.5 ===
=== XO-1.5 ===
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* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
* Download <tt>'''osXXXXX.zd'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
* Download <tt>'''osXXXXX.zd'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
* Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repeatedly during boot
* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot
* Type the command: <code>'''fs-update u:\osXXXXX.zd'''</code> followed by ENTER
* Type the command: {{Code|'''fs-update u:\osXXXXX.zd'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
* Type the command <code>'''reboot'''</code> followed by ENTER
* Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
* The XO will reboot and take you to the naming and color choice process
* The XO will reboot and take you to the naming and color choice process


'''See also''' the  [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].
'''See also''' the  [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].


== Using Dextrose2 in your deployment ==
=== XO-1.75 ===
 
The XO-1.75 is not supported at this time. Please [[Dextrose/Contacts|contact us]] if you are planning to deploy Dextrose on XO-1.75.
 
=== Other netbooks ===
 
Please [[Dextrose/Contacts|contact us]] if you need support for running Dextrose on non-XO hardware.
 
 
== Using Dextrose in your deployment ==


We're happy to help other deployments produce their
We're happy to help other deployments produce their own OS images independently of us,
own OS images independently of us, thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1]
thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1] provided by Free Software.
provided by Free Software.


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