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On 12.0.1 and later releases use /run/media/olpc/XXX.

The Learn activity requires a recent (4+) version of Firefox. While Firefox is installed on versions of

Make sure the label XXX does not have spaces. A label such as /media/kls is fine. A label such as

Sugar with the Gnome desktop, the version ~~precedes version 4~~.

/media/Store N Go does not work.

The Learn activity requires a recent (12+) version of Firefox. While Firefox is installed on versions of

Sugar with the Gnome desktop, the version doe not provide the needed capabilities.

From the Firefox website, download the compressed Firefox file, e.g. firefox-*.tar.bz2, where '*' is the

version number of the latest Firefox release, e.g. 13.0. Copy this file to the XXX drive.

version number of the latest Firefox release, e.g. 16.0. Copy this file to the XXX drive.

From this website download these files and copy them to the XXX drive:

[[~~Image~~:Kls_demo_2.tar.bz2]] is a ~~45mb~~ file which contains the sample content kls and other files

[[File:Kls_demo_2.tar.bz2]] is a 50mb file which contains the sample content kls and other files

for the Learn activity. Unpack it with the command:

tar -xvjf Kls_demo_2.tar.bz2

~~There will now be a folder:~~ kls~~. This~~ folder contains a sample ~~of the~~ content ~~which would normally be found on~~ the ~~school server~~.

This populates the drive with the scripts and the kls folder which contains the sample content. Optionally, delete the compressed file: Kls_demo_2.tar.bz2:

rm -rf Kls_demo_2.tar.bz2

~~[[File:~~xo-custom]] is a script which ~~installs~~ Learn ~~from the bundle~~. It installs Firefox from the tar file on the XXX drive. It modifies two files in Sugar: sugar-launch and SimpleHTTPServer.py~~. These changes have no effect on~~

xo-custom is a script which sets up the XO to use the Learn.activity. It installs Firefox from the tar file on the XXX drive. It modifies two files in Sugar: sugar-launch and SimpleHTTPServer.py. Finally it sets up the XO to start the localhost daemon at boot. These changes do not affect normal operation of Sugar.

~~normal Sugar use~~. Finally it sets up the XO to start the localhost daemon at boot.

Download learn-61.xo from the activities.sugarlabs.org site. Copy this bundle to the XXX drive.

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 On 12.0.1 and later releases use /run/media/olpc/XXX.
-The Learn activity requires a recent (4+) version of Firefox. While Firefox is installed on versions of
+Make sure the label XXX does not have spaces. A label such as /media/kls is fine. A label such as
-Sugar with the Gnome desktop, the version precedes version 4.
+/media/Store N Go does not work.
+The Learn activity requires a recent (12+) version of Firefox. While Firefox is installed on versions of
+Sugar with the Gnome desktop, the version doe not provide the needed capabilities.
 From the Firefox website, download the compressed Firefox file, e.g. firefox-*.tar.bz2, where '*' is the
-version number of the latest Firefox release, e.g. 13.0. Copy this file to the XXX drive.
+version number of the latest Firefox release, e.g. 16.0. Copy this file to the XXX drive.
 From this website download these files and copy them to the XXX drive:
-[[Image:Kls_demo_2.tar.bz2]] is a 45mb file which contains the sample content kls and other files
+[[File:Kls_demo_2.tar.bz2]] is a 50mb file which contains the sample content kls and other files
 for the Learn activity. Unpack it with the command:
 tar -xvjf Kls_demo_2.tar.bz2
-There will now be a folder: kls. This folder contains a sample of the content which would normally be found on the school server.
+This populates the drive with the scripts and the kls folder which contains the sample content. Optionally, delete the compressed file: Kls_demo_2.tar.bz2:
+rm -rf Kls_demo_2.tar.bz2
-[[File:xo-custom]] is a script which installs Learn from the bundle. It installs Firefox from the tar file on the XXX drive. It  modifies two files in Sugar: sugar-launch and SimpleHTTPServer.py. These changes have no effect on
+xo-custom is a script which sets up the XO to use the Learn.activity. It installs Firefox from the tar file on the XXX drive. It  modifies two files in Sugar: sugar-launch and SimpleHTTPServer.py. Finally it sets up the XO to start the localhost daemon at boot. These changes do not affect normal operation of Sugar.
-normal Sugar use. Finally it sets up the XO to start the localhost daemon at boot.
 Download learn-61.xo from the activities.sugarlabs.org site. Copy this bundle to the XXX drive.