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== Introduction ==

This page provides additional detail for loading '''[[Sugar on a Stick/10]]''', the most recent, released version of Sugar on a Stick (SoaS), available at [[Sugar on a Stick/Downloads]], onto a USB/SD flash storage device using GNU/Linux.

~~: To explore~~ a ~~variety of~~ '''~~experimental~~''' ~~options for putting~~ a [[~~What is Sugar?|~~Sugar]] ~~image on~~ a USB or SD flash ~~drive under~~ GNU/Linux, ~~see~~ the following pages:

The page [[Sugar on a Stick/Linux/Installation]] provides the up to date and consise instructions for loading '''[[Sugar on a Stick/10]]''', the most recent, released version of [[Sugar on a Stick]] (SoaS), available at [[Sugar on a Stick/Downloads]], onto a USB/SD flash storage device using GNU/Linux.

==livecd-iso-to-disk tool==

Before experimenting beyond the instructions in the link above, please read [[fedora:How to create and use Live USB]] for more background details. That page starts with Direct Write methods of creating a (non-persistent) Live USB system, and further down the page describes using the livecd-iso-to-disk tool which is the prefered method of making persistent Sugar on a Stick.

The reader should be aware that Ubuntu/Debian use a method to create a live USB system which is fundamentally different to Fedora's method, used by Sugar.

:''Quote from the above Fedora page''

: '''Issues using other Linux distributions'''

: Ubuntu and derivative Linux distributions have a usb-creator program similar to Live USB Creator. This does not work with Fedora ISO images, it silently rejects them. usb-creator requires the ISO to have a Debian layout, with a /.disk/info file and a casper directory. Do not attempt to use this utility to write a Fedora ISO image.

: The livecd-iso-to-disk script is not meant to be run from a non-Fedora system. Even if it happens to run and write a stick apparently successfully from some other distribution, the stick may well fail to boot. Use of livecd-iso-to-disk on any distribution other than Fedora is unsupported and not expected to work: please use an alternative method, such as the "direct write" methods described above.

:''end Quote''

=== Persistence ===

Persistence in the context of a live USB system, is the ability to save both system changes, including Software updates, and the user's work between sessions, that is after shutdown and reboot.

==Linux users, suggested methods ==

Linux users might consider reading the following pages for supported methods to install SoaS.

'''Users of Fedora and Red Hat derivitives:'''

:[[Sugar on a Stick/Linux/Installation]]

'''Debian, Ubuntu, and derivitives, and other distros:'''

:Make your SoaS from within a Sugar Live OS environment, which is itself a Fedora system.

: '''Either''' Burn a Sugar.iso and follow the section of [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation]] entitled

:: "1. Burn a CD-ROM disc, boot from it, then run the script, ''livecd-iso-to-disk''"

: '''or''' create a Sugar image by dd or any of the methods on [[ Testing/Reports/Sugar_on_a_Stick_Persistence|this page]]. Then boot into the Live OS, to create SoaS from the Live OS image.

If you have questions, trouble, or feedback, please let us know on the [[{{TALKPAGENAMEE}}|discussion]] page. If you can improve these instructions, please edit the page and do so!

* See this reference for more background details: [[fedora:How to create and use Live USB]]

== ~~Load~~ SoaS ~~onto~~ a ~~stick using~~ Fedora ~~or Ubuntu~~ ==

==Experimental==

To explore a variety of experimental options for putting a [[What is Sugar?|Sugar]] image on a USB or SD flash drive under GNU/Linux, see the following pages:

=== Load SoaS further insight ===

This is known to work in Fedora and Ubuntu.

This is known to work in Fedora and has been reported to work in Ubuntu.

First, download a SoaS {{Code|.iso}} image from http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads, then return here.

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 </noinclude>
 == Introduction ==
-This page provides additional detail for loading '''[[Sugar on a Stick/10]]''', the most recent, released version of Sugar on a Stick (SoaS), available at [[Sugar on a Stick/Downloads]], onto a USB/SD flash storage device using GNU/Linux.
-: To explore a variety of '''experimental''' options for putting a [[What is Sugar?|Sugar]] image on a USB or SD flash drive under GNU/Linux, see the following pages:
+The page [[Sugar on a Stick/Linux/Installation]] provides the up to date and consise instructions for loading '''[[Sugar on a Stick/10]]''', the most recent, released version of [[Sugar on a Stick]] (SoaS), available at [[Sugar on a Stick/Downloads]], onto a USB/SD flash storage device using GNU/Linux.
+==livecd-iso-to-disk tool==
+Before experimenting beyond the instructions in the link above, please read [[fedora:How to create and use Live USB]] for more background details. That page starts with Direct Write methods of creating a (non-persistent) Live USB system, and further down the page describes using the livecd-iso-to-disk tool which is the prefered method of making persistent Sugar on a Stick.
+The reader should be aware that Ubuntu/Debian use a method to create a live USB system which is fundamentally different to Fedora's method, used by Sugar.
+:''Quote from the above Fedora page''
+: '''Issues using other Linux distributions'''
+: Ubuntu and derivative Linux distributions have a usb-creator program similar to Live USB Creator. This does not work with Fedora ISO images, it silently rejects them. usb-creator requires the ISO to have a Debian layout, with a /.disk/info file and a casper directory. Do not attempt to use this utility to write a Fedora ISO image.
+: The livecd-iso-to-disk script is not meant to be run from a non-Fedora system. Even if it happens to run and write a stick apparently successfully from some other distribution, the stick may well fail to boot. Use of livecd-iso-to-disk on any distribution other than Fedora is unsupported and not expected to work: please use an alternative method, such as the "direct write" methods described above.
+:''end Quote''
+=== Persistence ===
+Persistence in the context of a live USB system, is the ability to save both system changes, including Software updates, and the user's work between sessions, that is after shutdown and reboot.
+==Linux users, suggested methods ==
+Linux users might consider reading the following pages for supported methods to install SoaS.
+'''Users of Fedora and Red Hat derivitives:'''
+:[[Sugar on a Stick/Linux/Installation]]
+'''Debian, Ubuntu, and derivitives, and other distros:'''
+:Make your SoaS from within a Sugar Live OS environment, which is itself a Fedora system.
+: '''Either''' Burn a Sugar.iso and follow the section of [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation]] entitled
+:: "1. Burn a CD-ROM disc, boot from it, then run the script, ''livecd-iso-to-disk''"
+: '''or''' create a Sugar image by dd or any of the methods on [[ Testing/Reports/Sugar_on_a_Stick_Persistence|this page]]. Then boot into the Live OS, to create SoaS from the Live OS image.
-: [[Sugar on a Stick/Beta|SoaS test builds]] | [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation/OLPC|OLPC XO-1]] | [[Sugar on a Stick/Linux/openSUSE|openSUSE]] | [[Trisquel On A Sugar Toast|Trisquel]] | [[VirtualBox]] | [[VMware]] | [[Sugar on a Stick/Linux/Non-compressed Fedora|non-compressed Fedora]] | [[:Category:Live USB|Live USB: (all known portable Sugar distributions)]]
 If you have questions, trouble, or feedback, please let us know on the [[{{TALKPAGENAMEE}}|discussion]] page. If you can improve these instructions, please edit the page and do so!
-* See this reference for more background details: [[fedora:How to create and use Live USB]]
-== Load SoaS onto a stick using Fedora or Ubuntu ==
+==Experimental==
+To explore a variety of experimental options for putting a [[What is Sugar?|Sugar]] image on a USB or SD flash drive under GNU/Linux, see the following pages:
+[[Sugar on a Stick/Beta|SoaS test builds]] | [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation/OLPC|OLPC XO-1]] | [[Sugar on a Stick/Linux/openSUSE|openSUSE]] | [[Trisquel On A Sugar Toast|Trisquel]] | [[VirtualBox]] | [[VMware]] | [[Sugar on a Stick/Linux/Non-compressed Fedora|non-compressed Fedora]] | [[:Category:Live USB|Live USB: (all known portable Sugar distributions)]]
+=== Load SoaS further insight ===
-This is known to work in Fedora and Ubuntu.
+This is known to work in Fedora and has been reported to work in Ubuntu.
 First, download a SoaS {{Code|.iso}} image from  http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads, then return here.