Sugar on a Stick/Linux: Difference between revisions

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THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. Please make suggestions or improvements.

* Uses Fedora 11 Net Install CD, so best with a fast internet connection.

* Uses Fedora 11 Net Install CD,[http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/linux/releases/11/Fedora/i386/iso/] so best with a fast internet connection.

* USB 2.0 or install would take a excessive time ~~to do with~~ USB 1.0

* USB 2.0 or install would take a excessive time using USB 1.0

* Requires 4-GB USB drive. (Tested with Cruzer Micro USB Stick, an 8-GB Toshiba USB drive works faster.)

# Boot from CD

# Enter language, time, location, root user password)

# Enter language, time, location, root user password

# Replace existing Linux system

# Review file system

# Delete LVM swap file (needed to fit on 4GB stick)

# Edit LVM and increase to max size on (/dev/sda*)

# Select USB for install and boot *NOTE: Be sure this is the USB drive, or you will ruin your hard disk installation on the host PC.

# Select USB for install and boot

# '''*NOTE: Be sure this is the USB drive, or you will ruin your hard disk installation on the host PC.'''

# Select customize now

## sugar-desktop and XFCE desktop

## sugar-desktop and XFCE desktop / deselect gnome-desktop

## deselect other unwanted applications in categories (Games, etc)

#: Installer will reformat drive; install bootloader; transfer 957 packages (about 2 hours)

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*''' You can also do a hard disk install of SUGAR this way ''' (not tested yet)

*''' This can ~~also~~ be ~~built in~~ Windows if PC will boot from CD'''

*''' This procedure can be used with a Windows PC if it will boot from CD''' (not tested yet)

== Put SoaS as a VMware appliance onto a VMware Player stick ==

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 THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. Please make suggestions or improvements.
-* Uses Fedora 11 Net Install CD, so best with a fast internet connection.
+* Uses Fedora 11 Net Install CD,[http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/linux/releases/11/Fedora/i386/iso/] so best with a fast internet connection.
-* USB 2.0 or install would take a excessive time to do with USB 1.0
+* USB 2.0 or install would take a excessive time using USB 1.0
 * Requires 4-GB USB drive. (Tested with Cruzer Micro USB Stick, an 8-GB Toshiba USB drive works faster.)
 # Boot from CD
-# Enter language, time, location, root user password)
+# Enter language, time, location, root user password
 # Replace existing Linux system
 # Review file system
 # Delete LVM swap file (needed to fit on 4GB stick)
 # Edit LVM  and increase to max size on (/dev/sda*)
-# Select USB for install and boot *NOTE: Be sure this is the USB drive, or you will ruin your hard disk installation on the host PC.
+# Select USB for install and boot
+# '''*NOTE: Be sure this is the USB drive, or you will ruin your hard disk installation on the host PC.'''
 # Select customize now
-## sugar-desktop and XFCE desktop
+## sugar-desktop and XFCE desktop / deselect gnome-desktop
 ## deselect other unwanted applications in categories (Games, etc)
 #: Installer will reformat drive; install bootloader; transfer 957 packages  (about 2 hours)
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 *''' You can also do a hard disk install of SUGAR this way ''' (not tested yet)
-*''' This can also be built in Windows if PC will boot from CD'''
+*''' This procedure can be used with a Windows PC if it will boot from CD''' (not tested yet)
 == Put SoaS as a VMware appliance onto a VMware Player stick ==