Emulator image files

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Other virtual machines

This is a quick guide to the locations of various forms of Sugar software that can run in QEMU emulation or VMware or VirtualBox virtualization.

You can download installation images (.iso files) for Linux distributions that support Sugar and create your own bootable images with Sugar installed.

See VirtualBox, VMware, or QEMU for more information on how to run an image, and Supported systems for more information on what is available.

wikipedia Comparison_of_platform_virtual_machines Very nice comparison of features of various Virtual Machines Platforms

VirtualBox

Template:Admon/note NEW VERSION :Virtual box 4.0 Download: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html 12/24/2010 satellit

Preliminary testing shows Virtual Box Appliances from ver 3.1.10-12 import and function well in ver 4.0.x and visa-versa 12/26/2010 satellit
VirtualBox4.0 is OSE version until you add :Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.0-69151
All Platforms (Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux)


Sugar on a Stick v3-Mirabelle

Sugar 0.88.0
firstboot has not yet run; so a new user name and password will be set for the gdm login on startup for the first time
How Built:
root=sugarroot
8-GB Virtual Box hard disc
English and English keyboard
USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
download and import 2 files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS-sugaruser.vmdk 533M
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS-sugaruser.ovf   12K
  • Note1:Use the latest version of Oracle VM VirtualBox (3.2_10.8-64453 or later). Some appliances have multiple hard disc controllers and the earlier Sun VirtualBox 3.1 version does not support them.
  • Note2: All appliances were built on a MacBook Air with Oracle VM VirtualBox (3.2.10-r66523) then tested on a Ubuntu installation on an Acer Aspire One Netbook imported into VirtualBox (3.2.10 r66523)
  • Note3:Set ControlPanel/Frame "Edge" slider to far left for easier access to sugar-frame features
  • VMPlayer Version
Soas-v3-Mirabelle.zip Download

Trisquel-3-sugar

Sugar 0.86.2
Information
Log in as sugar
password=sugaruser
8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
English and English keyboard
USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
download and import 2 files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Trisquel-3-sugar-sugaruser.vmdk 543M
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Trisquel-3-sugar-sugaruser.ovf   12K
user=sugar
pswd=sugaruser
root=sugarroot
  • VMPlayer Version
Trisquel3.zip Download

Trisquel-4.0.1-Gnome-sugar

Gnome and sugar 0.90.1
Information
Log in as sugar
password=sugaruser
8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
English and English keyboard
USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
Updated 12/23/2010
download and import 2 files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/trisquel_4.0.1_ext4-sugar0901.ovf 13K
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/trisquel_4.0.1_ext4.vmdk 2.1 GB
  • VMPlayer Version
Trisquel-4-sugar-VMPlayer Download

Debian-squeeze-Gnome-sugar

Full Gnome Desktop plus Sugar 0.88.1
Debian Information
Updated 12/05/2010 includes activities Downloaded from ASLO as .xo files; and sugar-emulator.
Log in as sugar
password=sugaruser
root=sugarroot
8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
English and English keyboard
USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
download and import 2 files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Debian-sugaruser.vmdk  2.1G
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Debian-sugaruser-1.ovf 14K

Mandriva-linux-one-2010.1-Gnome-sugar

Full Gnome Desktop plus Sugar-0.88.0
Mandriva Information
Note Log into gnome desktop first to enable networking then start sugar-emulator
Log in as sugar
password=sugaruser
root=sugaruser
8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
English and English keyboard
USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
download and import 2 files:
 download and import 2 files:
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/mandriva-linux-one-2010-sugaruser-plus.ovf  14K 
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/mandriva-linux-one-2010.vmdk  1.4G

Info:

2010.2 free DVD Download
Mandriva_Linux_2010.1 Download
Mandriva 2010.1 Features
The Brazilian government education authority has selected Intel-powered classmate PCs running Mandriva Linux for educational use nationwide.


Photo of F1 Neighborhood on MacBook Air-Mandriva 2010.1

  • Note: The above appliances were built on a MacBook Air with Oracle VM VirtualBox (3.2.10-r66523) then tested on a Ubuntu installation on an Acer Aspire One Netbook imported into VirtualBox (3.2.10 r66523)

Some Suggestions on Using Virtual Box

Export your appliances to an external USB Hard Disk
This functions like the Mac Application "Time Machine"
Save each exported Appliance in a folder marked with the name and date of export.
You can then import this Appliance to restore the state of the Appliance on that date.
Run an Existing Virtual box Appliance from an external USB Hard Drive
Portable, Individual Copy for Student, Move between separate Computers.
  1. copy-paste the xxxx.vmdk file from /(User)/Virtualbox/HardDisks/xxxx.vmdk to a Folder on an external USB HD
  2. Menu: Machine>New>continue>Name>Operating System>Version/Memory/Continue>Use existing hard disk>[chose xxxx.vmdk on an External USB HD]> Start.
  • Note Running from a USB Memory Stick Crawls, VERY slowly - not practical.
  • Testing of appliance running from an external USB Hard Disk
Appears to depend on the Speed of the Host Machine: (needs farther testing)
  1. Very Slow - Fedora-13-Soas/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010 satellit
  2. Very Slow - Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 3.2.12 on Windows XP SP2/ EeePC 1000HE 12/26/2010 satellit
  3. Acceptable- Fedora-13-Soas/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop 12/26/2010 satellit
  4. Acceptable- Trisquel-3-sugar/VB 4.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 /hp Pavillion Turion 64x2 laptop 12/26/2010 satellit

References

Virtualbox On line Manual
UserManual.pdf

Extension Pack

Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.0-69151
All Platforms (Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux)


VMware Player

Download VMware Player (free)

  • VMware Player appliance of soas-v3-Mirabelle
Compressed in .zip file
Download
This appliance is ready to run "firstboot" (agree/user name/password/tz/etc)
sugarroot is the root password.
  • VMware Player appliance Trisquel-3 (NEW) 01/05/2011
Compressed in .zip file
download
User=sugar
Password=sugaruser
  • VMware Player appliance Trisquel-4+sugar (NEW) 01/05/2011
Compressed in .zip file
download
User=sugar
Password=sugaruser
  • VMware Player appliance Sugar on a Stick v2 (Blueberry)
Read this first.
download
  • VMware Player appliance of openSUSE-Sugar
Read this first.
download
networking help
how to use

Older Virtual Appliances

Hint for the following Appliances: when Downloading xxxx.mf and xxxx.ovf files use "save as" to download then hit < on browser to return to previous screen in browser

  • Sugar on a Stick v2 Bluberry
link: Blueberry
Read this first.
download and import 3 files: soas-2-blueberry.ovf soas-2-blueberry.mf soas-2-blueberry.vmdk
  • Sugar on a Stick v1 Strawberry
Link: Strawberry
soas-strawberry-vdi.zip Sugar 0.84 (22 June 2009)
This is a compressed VirtualBox Hardisk. Decompress it and Create a new Virtualbox Appliance that points to this existing .vdi Hard Disk not a new one.
How_to_Update_Soas-v1-Strawberry-vdi Activities
  • openSUSE-Sugar-11.3
Reference links: openSUSE-Sugar-11.3.i686-1.0.0-Build6.3.iso Uploaded 26 September 2010
download and import 3 files:openSUSE_sugar.ovf openSUSE_sugar.ovf openSUSE_sugar.mf openSUSE-Sugar-11.3.vmdk
8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
English and English keyboard
USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
Autologin- user=sugar password=sugaruser
Ready to auto-configure to your hardware on first booting.
note choose /dev/sda2 when prompted to do so on first run
  • UbuntuSugarRemix
Reference links: Community/Distributions/Ubuntu, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sugar
shutdown does nothing from sugar; To exit sugar use "Log Out" then shutdown from bottom right gdm bar
download and import 3 files: USR-922-IRC-Remix.ovf USR-922-IRC-Remix.mf USR-i386-20100922.vmdk
TZ=LA USA USA Keyboard 8-GB HD fully updated on 22 September 2010 with
apt-get Updates
apt-get Upgrade
Remixed to add
Surf-115.xo browser
IRC.xo -(edited to log in to #sugar and #ubuntu-sugarteam)
Analyze.xo
Import the 3 files into Oracle Virtualbox
User=sugar autologin
Password=sugaruser
  • install the virtualbox guest additions
Integrates a Running Virtualbox Appliance with the desktop
install the virtualbox guest additions with sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-utils

QEMU

instructions, downloads

Image installation tools

ZyX-LiveInstaller

ZyX-LiveInstaller allows you to install Sugar from either a booted Live USB device

or Live CD media to a system or external disk.
It creates an exact copy of your running live CD as a traditional (Persistent) installation
on your hard-disk (or removable media such as SD or USB storage devices)
This program can be useful for installing to a virtualized hard disk. It is not included in builds after soas-v2 Blueberry, so it must be downloaded and installed to use.
In a running SoaS Terminal session or console, execute the following commands:
su
yum install zyx-liveinstaller gparted

EasyVMX!

Make a Virtualbox or VMware Player appliance with a burned CD of your favorite xxx.iso

web site that builds a vmx file to your specifications (free)

http://www.easyvmx.com/
Works fine, runs on most platforms, and has persistence after installation. (tested with Trisquel 4.0.1 DVD 12/24/2010 satellit)
Virtual Appliance that you create Can be opened with either Virtualbox or VMware Player
Virtualbox 4.0 Download (free): http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html
VMware Player download (free): http://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/
(Note:VMworkstation not needed for VMPlayer to create Virtual Appliance)
specified a 8 GB Hard Drive; name; and other parameters
downloaded, in browse, the Custom vmx file as a .zip file
Decompressed the .zip file
Insert the CD of your favorite xxx.iso
Open VirtualBox4.0 or VMPlayer and point it to this vmx file
In Virtualbox Settings/specify CD Player (/dev/sr0); Start
VMPlayer starts CD automatically
  • EXAMPLE: soas-i386-20100926.17.iso burned to a CD
Put soas-i386-20100926.17 CD in your CD Drive
CD boots in VirtualBox4.0 or VMplayer application
Sugar Starts
  • To install to EasyVMX Hard Disk:
Open Sugar-terminal:
su
liveinst
Anaconda installer opens
Initialize all disks
Install procedes normally
reboot
firstboot
Log in to user you specified

HINT: copy all of the EasyVMX Hard Disk Files on a 2 GB USB stick.

(note runs about 10x slower on a USB stick)
Example above created a 1.4 GB set of files'
Copy-Paste all files
Sugar on a Stick in Virtualbox or VM Player Hard Disk form with persistence
Portable (Student can take home and run on home Computer)
Run it on different Platforms

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References

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