Difference between revisions of "Ubuntu"

Revision as of 20:38, 16 December 2011

It is Recommended to look also at Trisquel for another Ubuntu Build

Trisquel is Ubuntu based and works well. (Trisquel 4 and 4.1 is based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Trisquel 4.5; Ubuntu 10.10; and Trisquel 5.0 on Ubuntu 11.04)

Toast (Trisquel Sugar-Desktop Only)

Based on Ubuntu 11.04

Sugar on Ubuntu wiki:https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sugar old link

NOTE: Sugar 0.90 is NOT RECOMMENDED as Collaboration with Jabber is Buggy.

Sugar Desktop 0.94.1 on Mint 11

Sweets_Distribution works

Advanced installation skills required

Not normal sugar but sweets distribution sugar

Like Trisquel 5.0-sugar (TOAST)

Has Dextrose features

VirtualBox 4.1

Installs VirtualBox for Ubuntu 11.04 and extensions

Sugar Desktop 0.90 on Mint 11

Software Manager

Search "sugar"

Select sugar-emulator 0.90

Sugar only comes with turtle art 98 and pippy 37

Install applications in Activities from surf

Surf-115 can be drag dropped to the journal from a 2nd USB

Download to USB: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Surf-115.xo

This allows installation of many activities from ASLO (surf start new screen/activities) including the following:

edit 8
physics 8
terminal 31
edit 8
surf 115
irc 10
chat 72
backup 5
restore 3
moon 11

Control Panel

About my Computer

Build:  linux Mint 11 Katya
Sugar:  0.90.1

software Update

does NOT work

Jabber

ONLY WORKS if wireless is disconnected prior to starting sugar this is known bug in sugar 0.90.x

Sugar Desktop 0.90 on edubuntu 11.10

Updated: 10/20/2011

Note classic gnome fallback is available on install

http://edubuntu.org/download

To install Sugar

Ubuntu Software Center/Education (All Software)

Search: sugar

sugar 0.90 [x] use this one   bugs: 1-) cp/software update does not work 2-) Central f1 Avitar disappears after several minutes
sugar 0.84
sugar 0.88
sugar 0.86

Control Panel:

ubuntu 10.10

Sugar 0.90.1

Hints:

Do updates right away

System Settings/Network to configure wireless AP

Applications/Education/sugar drag sugar XO icon to desktop

Properties (right click) change command to sugar-emulator -f (full screen)

Sugar only comes with turtle art 98 and pippy 37

Surf-115 can be drag dropped to the journal from a 2nd USB

Download to USB: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Surf-115.xo

This allows installation of many activities from ASLO (surf start new screen/activities) including the following:

physics 8
terminal 31
edit 8
surf 115
irc 10
chat 72

Sugar Desktop 0.88.1 on Ubuntu 11.04

11.04 has replaced Gnome with the Unity interface plus sugar 0.88.1

Talk:Community/Distributions/Trisquel#Install_Sugar_0.88.1x_on_Trisquel_5.0

Works fine if you drag-drop surf-115.xo to journal from 2nd usb.

Sugar_Creation_Kit#surf_browser

You then can install the applications you need from ASLO: http://activities.sugarlabs.org/

Works fine. Tested on a new install 07/31/2011

suggestion choose "Ubuntu classic" from gdm log-in switcher. (This gives Classic Gnome Desktop)

Tested on an ACER ASPIRE ONE N450 10" Netbook

Everything works on all of these options, including wireless.

To turn off screensaver and power management:

HINT:CAPS lock does not always work in sugar-terminal so use shift key to get lower case.

terminal:
xset s off
xset -dpms

Ubuntu on MacBookPro

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro

Ubuntu 10.10 for PowerPC

See /PPC.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/YabootConfigurationForMacintoshPowerPCsDualBoot

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 :NOTE: '''Sugar 0.90 is NOT RECOMMENDED''' as Collaboration with Jabber is Buggy.
-==[[File:200px-Edubuntu.png]]Sugar Desktop 0.90 on edubuntu 11.10==
-::Updated: 10/20/2011
-:'''Note classic gnome fallback is available on install'''
-:http://edubuntu.org/download
-===To install Sugar===
-:Ubuntu Software Center/Education  (All Software)
-::Search: sugar
- sugar 0.90 [x] use this one   bugs: 1-) cp/software update does not work 2-) Central f1 Avitar disappears after several minutes
- sugar 0.84
- sugar 0.88
- sugar 0.86
-*Control Panel:
-:ubuntu 10.10
-:Sugar 0.90.1
-::Hints:
-::: Do updates right away
-::: System Settings/Network to configure wireless AP
-:::Applications/Education/sugar  '''drag sugar XO icon to desktop
-::::Properties (right click) change command to sugar-emulator -f  (full screen)
-:Sugar only comes with turtle art 98 and pippy 37
-*Surf-115 can be drag dropped to the journal from a 2nd USB
-:Download to USB: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Surf-115.xo
-:This allows installation of many activities from ASLO (surf start new screen/activities) including the following:
- physics 8
- terminal 31
- edit 8
- surf 115
- irc 10
- chat 72
 ==[[File:Mint.png]]Sugar Desktop 0.94.1 on Mint 11==
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 ==Jabber==
 :'''ONLY WORKS if wireless is disconnected prior to starting sugar''' this is known bug in sugar 0.90.x
+==[[File:200px-Edubuntu.png]]Sugar Desktop 0.90 on edubuntu 11.10==
+::Updated: 10/20/2011
+:'''Note classic gnome fallback is available on install'''
+:http://edubuntu.org/download
+===To install Sugar===
+:Ubuntu Software Center/Education  (All Software)
+::Search: sugar
+ sugar 0.90 [x] use this one   bugs: 1-) cp/software update does not work 2-) Central f1 Avitar disappears after several minutes
+ sugar 0.84
+ sugar 0.88
+ sugar 0.86
+*Control Panel:
+:ubuntu 10.10
+:Sugar 0.90.1
+::Hints:
+::: Do updates right away
+::: System Settings/Network to configure wireless AP
+:::Applications/Education/sugar  '''drag sugar XO icon to desktop
+::::Properties (right click) change command to sugar-emulator -f  (full screen)
+:Sugar only comes with turtle art 98 and pippy 37
+*Surf-115 can be drag dropped to the journal from a 2nd USB
+:Download to USB: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Surf-115.xo
+:This allows installation of many activities from ASLO (surf start new screen/activities) including the following:
+ physics 8
+ terminal 31
+ edit 8
+ surf 115
+ irc 10
+ chat 72
 ==[[Image:Ubuntu-small.jpg]]Sugar Desktop 0.88.1 on Ubuntu 11.04==