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 ==Sugar disc images==
 ===Sugar on a Stick===
-These are instructions for using a copy of [[Sugar on a Stick]], configured to run in a VirtualBox<sup>®</sup> virtual appliance (a virtual machine disc image ready to run in the VirtualBox host application).
+These are instructions for using a copy of [[Sugar on a Stick]],
-* Download http://www.sugarlabs.org/static/soas/soas-strawberry-vdi.zip (dated: 24 June 2009)
+===This is a Virtualbox Appliance of soas-3-Mirrabelle===
-* Unzip the file you just downloaded and remember where you put it - you'll get a .vdi file.
+updated 5/25/2010
-* Follow the instructions below to download and configure the VirtualBox host application.
-Please be aware that this is still beta quality and not at all ready for production use. You might want to create your own VirtualBox disc image from another snapshot or iso disc file. Instructions to do so are located here, [[VirtualBox/Preparing a disk image]].
+root=sugarroot
+This appliance is ready to run "firstboot" (agree/user name/password/tz/etc)
+* installed with liveinst(Anaconda) to 8GB Virtual Disk in 2GB slices
+ Download these 3 files:
+  http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.mf
+  http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.ovf
+  http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmdk
+*Start  Sun Virtualbox ( I used: Version 3.1.5 r59339 for export)
+Top Left Corner of window:<file><Import Appliance>
+'''Note: Import Option is not available on OSE version of Virtualbox.'''
+<Choose> (to find 3 downloaded files you just downloaded )
+select: soas-v3-Mirabelle.ovf
+<Appliance Import Settings> Window appears:
+*Correct line: "Guest OS Type" to OS:linux  Version:fedora (click on Other/unknown it is a  dropdown box)
+*Agree to GPL license
+*<Import>
+*start sugar
+----To Install Sun Virtualbox-------------------
+Sun Virtualbox:
+ available free.(You do need to accept sun's license to do download)
+Download:
+ http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
+*Choose your OS Version
+(OSX, Windows, Linux, other.)
+Or Install the .iso into Virtualbox:
+* Download http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/spins/linux/releases/13/Spins/i686/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS.iso
 ==Install VirtualBox==