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   and a lot of other applications and Utilities...[satellit 05/06/2009]
+===Running VMPlayer Appliance using 2 USB Boot Sticks===
+Ubuntu 9.04 has a "USB Startup Disk Creator". A real "user" created on a USB stick Created by "USB Startup Disk Creator"  with persistence will not display the install to hard disk icon on the desktop but rather moves it to Administration.  I used a 2 GB USB Stick with 650mb persistence file.
+VMPlayer WILL INSTALL on Ubuntu unlike F11.
+METHOD:
+*In PC running Ubuntu 9.04 (or running in VMworkstation6.5.2.)
+*Run "USB Startup Disk Creator" create USB ( 2 GB with 650mb persistence file)
+*ReBoot PC with USB Stick
+*Run "Users and Groups"
+*Create new "user" and set password
+*Give root a password (has to be given given a password in "Users and groups" while logged in as "live user")
+*Log in to "User"
+*Start Firefox and download VMPlayer (free)  Linux.bundle
+*Place .bundle file in /tmp
+*su - command in /tmp
+*enter password for root
+Install:( bundle in /tmp( ./ command as administrator. )
+*Insert 2nd USB Fat 16/32 (4GB or larger)
+ Transfer Appliance files to USB from DVD or sugarlabs web site (pending)
+ Be sure to change the files' properties
+*Run VMPlayer Program as "user"
+*Insert 2nd USB Fat 16/32 (4GB or larger) with SUGAR APPLIANCE
+*choose 2nd USB stick and open VM Appliance file
+*choose Gnome or SUGAR as login  enter password
+  Initial Password sugar = sugaruser (change user name and password in live user)
+                     root=sugarroot
+Have Fun   (Fedora 11 0.93 0.84-2)
+ The Sugar Appliance runs nicely on a EeePC900
+Thus with a starter USB stick and a second one with the Appliance, a Student can
+Carry the OS and a full copy of SUGAR on 2 USB Sticks....
+It is complicated but it works.
 ==Windows XP SP2==