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The following instructions are intended for new Learners.
The following instructions are intended for new Learners.


(See [[VirtualBox/Technical]] for some collected details, and the [http://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox.org] Web site.)  
: (See [[VirtualBox/Technical]] for some collected details, and the [http://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox.org] Web site.)
: See [[VirtualBox/Preparing a disk image]] for instructions on building a VirtualBox virtual machine disk from an .iso disk image.
==Sugar disc images==
==Sugar disc images==
===Sugar on a Stick===
===Sugar on a Stick===
These are instructions for using a copy of [[Sugar on a Stick]], available from [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads this Fedora download site].
These are instructions for using a copy of [[Sugar on a Stick]], available from [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads this Fedora download site].


Prebuilt VirtualBox Appliances are under construction, see [[Talk:VirtualBox#Virtualbox_Appliance_of_SoaS_Mirabelle |this section]] for development notes, and will be available here.
Prebuilt VirtualBox Appliances are under construction (see [[Talk:VirtualBox#Virtualbox_Appliance_of_SoaS_Mirabelle |this section]] for development notes) and will be available here.
==Install VirtualBox==
==Install VirtualBox==
=== on OS X ===  
=== on OS X ===  
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# Download VirtualBox for OS X from here, http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
# Download VirtualBox for OS X from here, http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
# If you haven't done so yet, you should start the download of the [[VirtualBox#Sugar_on_a_Stick | Sugar on a Stick vdi zip file]] (above).
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# Install it by opening the DMG.
# Install it by opening the DMG.
# Follow the instructions in the window
# Follow the instructions in the window
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==Setup a Virtual Machine for Sugar on a Stick==
==Setup a Virtual Machine for Sugar on a Stick==
{{Iframe|You can watch a screencast video of the process on a Mac here: |http://www.screencast.com/users/solutiongrove/folders/Jing/media/2ab6e487-6bee-4517-b099-a96aab0e0098
'''Warning:''' A prebuilt virtual machine that parallels Sugar on a Stick Mirabelle is not yet available.
: See [[Talk:VirtualBox#Virtualbox_Appliance_of_SoaS_Mirabelle |this section]] for a development edition, or [[VirtualBox/Preparing a disk image]] to prepare your own.
{{Iframe|You can watch a screencast video of the process with an earlier version of SoaS on a Mac here: |http://www.screencast.com/users/solutiongrove/folders/Jing/media/2ab6e487-6bee-4517-b099-a96aab0e0098
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# In VirtualBox click New
# In VirtualBox click New