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{{Note/note|Note:|Prebuilt virtual machines that may be run in VirtualBox are available here: [[Emulator image files#VirtualBox]].}}
{{Note/note|Note:|Prebuilt virtual machines that may be run in VirtualBox are available here: [[Emulator image files#VirtualBox]].}}
===Ubuntu Sugar===
See [[Ubuntu]] for an installer for use with VirtualBox to set up a virtual machine running Ubuntu with Sugar preloaded.


==Install VirtualBox==
==Install VirtualBox==
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# From now on you can start VirtualBox and start the "Sugar" virtual machine
# From now on you can start VirtualBox and start the "Sugar" virtual machine


===Issues===
==Setup a Virtual Machine for Ubuntu Sugar==
 
Use Ubuntu Software Centre to install the ''virtualbox-guest-utils'' package, so that your virtual machine display can be resized to fit your computer.
 
==Issues==


* Activating the Frame might be a little difficult. The lower 2 corners are easiest and you may want to configure edge activation in the My Settings > Frame panel.  With VirtualBox Guest Additions installed (see [[VirtualBox/Preparing_a_disk_image#Installing_VirtualBox_Guest_Additions| here]]), only the bottom edge and corners are available for Frame activation.
* Activating the Frame might be a little difficult. The lower 2 corners are easiest and you may want to configure edge activation in the My Settings > Frame panel.  With VirtualBox Guest Additions installed (see [[VirtualBox/Preparing_a_disk_image#Installing_VirtualBox_Guest_Additions| here]]), only the bottom edge and corners are available for Frame activation.
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* [http://fedorasolved.org/Members/realz/VB_Guest_Addition How To Install Virtualbox Guest Additions in Fedora Guest] (Based on Fedora 8)
* [http://fedorasolved.org/Members/realz/VB_Guest_Addition How To Install Virtualbox Guest Additions in Fedora Guest] (Based on Fedora 8)
* install the virtualbox guest additions  
* install the virtualbox guest additions  
::2nd Method
::on Debian, Ubuntu, or derived distributions
  sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-utils
  sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils