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=== Ways to run Sugar ===

Determine which of the various methods of running Sugar meet your needs:

* '''Pre-installed Sugar:'''

* '''Pre-installed Sugar'''

*: Some computers come with Sugar pre-installed, most notably the OLPC XO~~-1 laptop~~.

*: Some computers come with Sugar pre-installed, most notably the [[olpc:Hardware|OLPC XO laptops]].

* '''Live CD / Live USB:'''

* '''Live CD / Live USB'''

*: Suitable for trying Sugar without having to install any software on almost any computer—just boot Sugar off of a CD or USB drive. '''Note:''' When booting a Live CD, the Journal is not automatically saved on shutdown, because the boot media is readonly. All changes are lost upon shutdown or reboot. This is not a limitation for Live USB installations. See our [[Sugar on a Stick]] project page.

*: Suitable for trying Sugar without having to install any software on almost any computer—just boot Sugar off of a CD or USB drive. '''Note:''' When booting a Live CD, the Journal is not automatically saved on shutdown, because the boot media is readonly. All changes are lost upon shutdown or reboot. This is not a limitation for Live USB installations. See our [[Sugar on a Stick]] project page or other [[:Category:Live USB|Live USB projects]].

* '''Install Sugar:'''

* '''Install Sugar'''

*: If you are running one of the currently supported distributions, you can install Sugar using your systems standard package manager, e.g., Synaptic, apt-get, or yum.

*: If you are running one of the currently supported distributions, you can install Sugar using your systems standard package manager, e.g., Synaptic, apt-get, or yum. See [[Community/Distributions/Fedora#Sugar_Learning_Environment_packaged_in_F14_or_F15|these instructions]].

*: Make custom Fedora F11/F12 Sugar Install or Live DVD/CD's [~~http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/~~Community/Distributions/Fedora#~~Make_you_own_custom_Fedora_F11~~.~~2F12_Install_or_Live_DVD.2FCD.27s]~~

* '''Emulator/Virtualizer'''

* '''Emulator/Virtualizer:'''

*: [[QEMU]], [[VirtualBox]], or [[VMware]] let you run Sugar in an emulator or by virtualization on your computer—you'll need to install an emulator from which you launch Sugar and one of the [[Emulator image files]].

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 === Ways to run Sugar ===
 Determine which of the various methods of running Sugar meet your needs:
-* '''Pre-installed Sugar:'''
+* '''Pre-installed Sugar'''
-*: Some computers come with Sugar pre-installed, most notably the OLPC XO-1 laptop.
+*: Some computers come with Sugar pre-installed, most notably the [[olpc:Hardware|OLPC XO laptops]].
-* '''Live CD / Live USB:'''
+* '''Live CD / Live USB'''
-*: Suitable for trying Sugar without having to install any software on almost any computer&mdash;just boot Sugar off of a CD or USB drive. '''Note:''' When booting a Live CD, the Journal is not automatically saved on shutdown, because the boot media is readonly. All changes are lost upon shutdown or reboot. This is not a limitation for Live USB installations.  See our [[Sugar on a Stick]] project page.
+*: Suitable for trying Sugar without having to install any software on almost any computer&mdash;just boot Sugar off of a CD or USB drive. '''Note:''' When booting a Live CD, the Journal is not automatically saved on shutdown, because the boot media is readonly. All changes are lost upon shutdown or reboot. This is not a limitation for Live USB installations.  See our [[Sugar on a Stick]] project page or other [[:Category:Live USB|Live USB projects]].
-* '''Install Sugar:'''
+* '''Install Sugar'''
-*: If you are running one of the currently supported distributions, you can install Sugar using your systems standard package manager, e.g., Synaptic, apt-get, or yum.
+*: If you are running one of the currently supported distributions, you can install Sugar using your systems standard package manager, e.g., Synaptic, apt-get, or yum. See [[Community/Distributions/Fedora#Sugar_Learning_Environment_packaged_in_F14_or_F15|these instructions]].
-*: Make custom Fedora F11/F12 Sugar Install or Live DVD/CD's [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Fedora#Make_you_own_custom_Fedora_F11.2F12_Install_or_Live_DVD.2FCD.27s]
+* '''Emulator/Virtualizer'''
-* '''Emulator/Virtualizer:'''
 *: [[QEMU]], [[VirtualBox]], or [[VMware]] let you run Sugar in an emulator or by virtualization on your computer&mdash;you'll need to install an emulator from which you launch Sugar and one of the [[Emulator image files]].