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===Try Sugar:===
==Try Sugar==
{{:Downloads}}
 
==Page Index==
On this page are instructions on a variety of ways to try Sugar.
__TOC__
 
{{:Sugar_Application_Stack}}
{{:Sugar_Application_Stack}}
=== Two steps ===
=== Two steps ===


''Step 1.'' Determine which of the various methods of running Sugar meet your needs:
# Determine which of the various methods of running Sugar meet your needs:
;Pre-installed Sugar: Some computers come with Sugar pre-installed, most notably the OLPC-XO-1 laptop.
#* '''Pre-installed Sugar:'''
;LiveCD/LiveUSB:Suitable for trying Sugar without having to install any software on almost any computer&mdash;just boot Sugar off of a CD or USB drive. For USB Solutions goto our [[Sugar on a Stick]] project page.
#*: Some computers come with Sugar pre-installed, most notably the OLPC-XO-1 laptop.
;Install Sugar:If you are running one of the currently supported distributions, you can install Sugar using your systems standard package manager, e.g., Synaptic, apt-get, or yum.
#* '''LiveCD/LiveUSB:'''
;Emulator:QEMU or VMWare let you run Sugar in an emulator on your computer&mdash;you'll need to install an emulator from which you launch Sugar.
#*: Suitable for trying Sugar without having to install any software on almost any computer&mdash;just boot Sugar off of a CD or USB drive. For USB Solutions goto our [[Sugar on a Stick]] project page.
 
#* '''Install Sugar:'''
''Step 2.'' Refer to the [[#Table of Sugar solutions|matrix]] below to find a Sugar solution that works for you.
#*: If you are running one of the currently supported distributions, you can install Sugar using your systems standard package manager, e.g., Synaptic, apt-get, or yum.
#* '''Emulator:'''
#*: QEMU or VMWare let you run Sugar in an emulator on your computer&mdash;you'll need to install an emulator from which you launch Sugar.
# Refer to the [[#Table of Sugar solutions|matrix]] below to find a Sugar solution that works for you.


=== Computer labs ===
=== Computer labs ===


* Bill Kerr has written up instructions for trying Sugar in computer labs which run only Windows  
* Bill Kerr has written up instructions for trying Sugar in computer labs which run only Windows  
(Please see [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/07/evaluating-sugar-in-developed-world.html]).
*:(Please see [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/07/evaluating-sugar-in-developed-world.html].)


* Caroline Meeks is developing a deployment model that only requires one USB stick per child (Please see [[Sugar on a Stick]]).
* Caroline Meeks is developing a deployment model that only requires one USB stick per child. (Please see [[Sugar on a Stick]].)


==Matrix of Sugar solutions==
==Matrix of Sugar solutions==
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* As part of a [[#Systems|complete hardware-software platform]].
* As part of a [[#Systems|complete hardware-software platform]].


(A discussion of '''technical considerations''' regarding supported systems is found [[Supported systems/Technical considerations|here]].)
===[[Supported systems/Technical considerations]]===
: A discussion of '''technical considerations''' regarding supported systems.


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