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=== Use it! ===
=== Use it! ===


Once you have successfully launched Sugar on a Stick, you should explore the Sugar Learning Platform. There is a [http://en.flossmanuals.net/sugar guide to Sugar] and help pages dedicated to most activities. (Do try running Sugar on more than one machine so you can enjoy its collaboration features.)
* Once you have successfully launched Sugar on a Stick, you should explore the Sugar Learning Platform. There is a [http://en.flossmanuals.net/sugar guide to Sugar] with help pages dedicated to most activities.
* Do try running Sugar on more than one machine, so you can enjoy its collaboration features.
* Sugar on a Stick uses by default the ''English (USA)'' keyboard layout.
*: If you need to change this,
*:# Switch to 'List view' (the far right switch button on the Home View toolbar),
*:# Find the Terminal Activity (more than half-way down in the list, or use the Search box on the left of the toolbar),
*:# Click on the Terminal icon to launch the activity,
*:# Enter <code>system-config-keyboard</code> at the command-line prompt and press the <Enter> key,
*:# Select your keyboard choice in the new window that appears and click the 'OK' button.
 


== Help Us ==
== Help Us ==
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* If you encounter image flickering or are not able to get past a black screen, it might be worth pressing the <Escape> key at the blue screen, which appears for a second before the normal boot process starts. You'll be presented a short menu, at which you can directly press tab, then just add the ''nomodeset'' argument in the appearing line, and then boot by pressing the <Enter> key.  
* If you encounter image flickering or are not able to get past a black screen, it might be worth pressing the <Escape> key at the blue screen, which appears for a second before the normal boot process starts. You'll be presented a short menu, at which you can directly press tab, then just add the ''nomodeset'' argument in the appearing line, and then boot by pressing the <Enter> key.  
For more information, please refer to the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F11_bugs#Hardware-related_issues list of common F11 bugs].
For more information, please refer to the [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F11_bugs#Hardware-related_issues list of common F11 bugs].
* Sugar on a Stick uses by default the ''English (USA)'' keyboard layout. You can change this by starting the Terminal activity and running the ''system-config-keyboard'' command. A new windows will show up, where you will be able to select your preferred layout.


=== Custom Builds ===
=== Custom Builds ===


Preliminary instructions how to customize and compose an image can be found [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Customization| here]].
Preliminary instructions how to customize and compose an image can be found [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Customization| here]].