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====Changing the "XO Guy"====
===Changing the "XO Guy"===


To change the XO Guy, the symbol in the middle of the Home view (with applications opening around him/her), you have to follow a few steps.
To change the XO Guy, the symbol in the middle of the Home view (with applications opening around him/her), you have to follow a few steps.


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*You fist have to make an icon image and save it as an SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) file with the name computer-xo.svg. Probably on your Mac or MS machine. There are instructions on how to do this [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Making_SVG_Icons_for_Sugar on the OLPC wiki].
*'''Create An Icon''' - You fist have to make an icon image and save it as an SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) file with the name computer-xo.svg. Probably on your Mac or MS machine. There are instructions on how to do this [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Making_SVG_Icons_for_Sugar on the OLPC wiki].
*Next you copy computer-xo.svg to a USB or SD card.
*'''Transfer It To Your Computer''' - Copy computer-xo.svg to a USB or SD card and plug it into your OLPC or computer.
*Then you open the terminal and type the commands in to back-up the original icon and copy your new icon into the correct location.
*'''Install it''' - Then you open the terminal and type the following commands to back-up the original icon and copy your new icon into the correct location:
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su -l
cp /usr/share/icons/sugar/scalable/device/computer-xo.svg /usr/share/icons/sugar/scalable/device/computer-xo.svg.bak
cp /media/<your usb or sd>/computer-xo.svg /usr/share/icons/sugar/scalable/device/computer-xo.svg
 
*Now close terminal and press Ctrl,Alt,Erase.
 
'''Restore Icon To Original'''
 
To restore computer-xo.svg back to the original, open terminal and type:
 
su -l
cp /usr/share/icons/sugar/scalable/device/computer-xo.svg.bak /usr/share/icons/sugar/scalable/device/computer-xo.svg
rm /usr/share/icons/sugar/scalable/device/computer-xo.svg.bak
 
 


===Using Activities===  
===Using Activities===