Talk:Sugar on a Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller: Difference between revisions
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ZyX-LiveInstaller allows you to install Sugar when it is already running from either a LiveUSB device or LiveCD media to a system or external disk. This results in what is considered a traditional operating system installation on disk (or USB-Stick/SD-Card). | ZyX-LiveInstaller allows you to install Sugar when it is already running from either a LiveUSB device or LiveCD media to a system or external disk. This results in what is considered a traditional operating system installation on disk (or USB-Stick/SD-Card). | ||
'''Note:''' this is ''not'' a method to create a Sugar-on-a-Stick (LiveUSB). | '''Note:''' this is ''not'' a method to create a Sugar-on-a-Stick (LiveUSB). Although you can install to an external USB drive/stick, resulting in an installation that similarly boots your system to the Sugar UI. The difference is that the resulting system is not a 'Live' system; it uses a normal filesystem instead of a compressed read-only filesystem and a read-write overlay. | ||
'''IMPORTANT WARNING:''' This is fairly software. It will overwrite entire partitions or disks -- ''as well as your bootloader'' -- during installation. It is currently intended only for users that are familiar with the risks and possible complications of installing a GNU/Linux distribution to system disk. If you need a dual-boot configuration, you will need to configure <code>grub</code> yourself. | '''IMPORTANT WARNING:''' This is fairly software. It will overwrite entire partitions or disks -- ''as well as your bootloader'' -- during installation. It is currently intended only for users that are familiar with the risks and possible complications of installing a GNU/Linux distribution to system disk. If you need a dual-boot configuration, you will need to configure <code>grub</code> yourself. | ||