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==[[File:Mint.png]]Sugar Desktop 0.90 on Mint 11==
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: based on Ubuntu 11.04
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:Software Manager
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::Search "sugar"
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::Select sugar-emulator 0.90
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::drag Drop from 2nd USB surf-115.xo
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:::Install applications in Activities from surf
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==[[File:200px-Edubuntu.png]]Sugar Desktop 0.94 on edubuntu 11.04==
 
==[[File:200px-Edubuntu.png]]Sugar Desktop 0.94 on edubuntu 11.04==

Revision as of 14:21, 12 November 2011

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It is Recommended to look also at Trisquel for another Ubuntu Build
Trisquel is Ubuntu based and works well. (Trisquel 4 and 4.1 is based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Trisquel 4.5, on Ubuntu 10.10.)
  • Toast (Trisquel Sugar Only)
Download Links:
trisquel-sugar_4.5.1_i686
Trisquel_5.0_Sugar Alpha version


Sugar on Ubuntu wiki:https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sugar

200px-Edubuntu.pngSugar Desktop 0.90 on edubuntu 11.10

Updated: 10/20/2011
Note classic gnome fallback is available on install
http://edubuntu.org/download

To install Sugar

Ubuntu Software Center/Education (All Software)
Search: sugar
sugar 0.90 [x] use this one   bugs: 1-) cp/software update does not work 2-) Central f1 Avitar disappears after several minutes
sugar 0.84
sugar 0.88
sugar 0.86
  • Control Panel:
ubuntu 10.10
Sugar 0.90.1
Hints:
Do updates right away
System Settings/Network to configure wireless AP
Applications/Education/sugar drag sugar XO icon to desktop
Properties (right click) change command to sugar-emulator -f (full screen)
Sugar only comes with turtle art 98 and pippy 37
  • Surf-115 can be drag dropped to the journal from a 2nd USB
Download to USB: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Surf-115.xo
This allows installation of many activities from ASLO (surf start new screen/activities) including the following:
physics 8
terminal 31
edit 8
surf 115
irc 10
chat 72

Mint.pngSugar Desktop 0.90 on Mint 11

based on Ubuntu 11.04
Software Manager
Search "sugar"
Select sugar-emulator 0.90
drag Drop from 2nd USB surf-115.xo
Install applications in Activities from surf


200px-Edubuntu.pngSugar Desktop 0.94 on edubuntu 11.04

RECOMMENDED
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/11.04/release/
This is a DVD full of Educational Software to which Sugar can be added with the instructions below:
  • Use Sweets_Distribution to install sugar
Community/Distributions/Sweets_Distribution#Ubuntu_and_its_derivates

Ubuntu-small.jpgSugar Desktop 0.88.1 on Ubuntu 11.04

11.04 has replaced Gnome with the Unity interface plus sugar 0.88.1
Talk:Community/Distributions/Trisquel#Install_Sugar_0.88.1x_on_Trisquel_5.0
Works fine if you drag-drop surf-115.xo to journal from 2nd usb.
Sugar_Creation_Kit#surf_browser
You then can install the applications you need from ASLO: http://activities.sugarlabs.org/
  • Works fine. Tested on a new install 07/31/2011

suggestion choose "Ubuntu classic" from gdm log-in switcher. (This gives Classic Gnome Desktop)

Tested on an ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 10" Netbook
Everything works on all of these options, including wireless.

Xubuntu logo slogan.pngSugar Desktop 0.94 on xubuntu 11.04

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/11.04/release/
RECOMMENDED
This is a CD with a minimal desktop to which Sugar can be added with the instructions below:
  • Use Sweets_Distribution to install sugar
Community/Distributions/Sweets_Distribution#Ubuntu_and_its_derivates

"The newly released Xfce 4.8 is included. The menus in Xfce 4.8 are now editable with any menu editor that meets the freedesktop.org standards. The suggested editor is alacarte. "

sudo apt-get install alacarte --no-install-recommends
enter "alacarte" in terminal
click on properties in education/sugar change command to "sugar-emulator -f" (full screen)
Check [x] on main menu to display alacarte on xubuntu menu

Ubuntu-small.jpgSugar-desktop 0.88 on Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10

Sweets Distribution

NEW Sweets Distribution Updated instructions 10/23/2011
Community/Distributions/Sweets_Distribution#Releases
These are Dextrose (2 and 3), thus more than just Sugar (0.88 - 0.94), it contains several features that still are not committed to the trunk + bug fixes.
Full Screen Sugar-emulator
  • Applications/Education/Sugar
right click: Add this launcher to the desktop
Open (right click)/Properties/Command: sweets-sugar-emulator -f
add -f to command (full screen)
Close
  • Click on Sugar Icon
Sugar Desktop from gdm Login
Logout
Click on Name
Select Sweets Distribution on gdm bottom bar
enter password; Login
  • Tested on install 10/24/2011
  • To turn off screensaver and power management:
HINT:CAPS lock does not always work in sugar-terminal so use shift key to get lower case.
terminal:
xset s off
xset -dpms

Ubuntu on MacBookPro

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro

Ubuntu 10.10 for PowerPC

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/YabootConfigurationForMacintoshPowerPCsDualBoot

Sweets Usage

Archive

Ubuntu Sugar Remix, Maple Syrup, and earlier Ubuntu versions