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*VMware Workstation 6.5.2
*VMware Workstation 6.5.2
*Linux Redhat 5  8GB in 2GB
*Linux Redhat 5  8GB in 2GB
*Soas .iso as CD (I used  Soas2-200906211228.iso for this install)
*Soas .iso as CD (I used  Soas-Strawberry.iso for this install)
*1024 memory
*1024 memory
*Bridged Networking
*Bridged Networking
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  /dev/sda1
  /dev/sda1
  custom  
  custom  
  /dev/sda1  ext3  /boot  200
  /dev/sda1  ext3  /boot  500
  /dev/sda2  ext3  /      3994
  /dev/sda2  ext3  /      5000
  /dev/sda3        swap  3994
  /dev/sda3        swap  balance remaining
  {Installer will reformat drive; transfer files}
  {Installer will reformat drive; transfer files}
  (Do normal Installation, shutdown and change VM CD to use physical drive-autoselect.
  (Do normal Installation, shutdown and change VM CD to use physical drive-autoselect.
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   yum install system-switch-displaymanager
   yum install system-switch-displaymanager
  *StartX
  *StartX
log in to root
  *Go to User manager and enter new user
  *Go to User manager and enter new user
  *edit /etc/initab id:3 to id:5 (to get graphic login)
  *edit /etc/initab id:3 to id:5 (to get graphic login)
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  *Start sugar-emulator and log in with sugar user name and color
  *Start sugar-emulator and log in with sugar user name and color
*HAVE FUN
*HAVE FUN
  with gnome-desktop I was unable to install system-switch-displaymanager due to plymouth dependency errors thus it will not go into init level 5 and gdm
  with gnome-desktop I was unable to install gdm due to plymouth dependency errors  
SUGAR Installed this way in a VM Appliance Works in this initial attempt but needs some more work-
SUGAR Installed this way in a VM Appliance Works in this initial attempt but needs some more work-
   Please add to this if you have a better solution.
   Please add to this if you have a better solution.