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Ubuntu and ubuntu based distributions

  • See bellow for other ubuntu-based distributions with up-to-date Sugar (Also look at Trisquel)

Ubuntu-small.jpgSugar Desktop 0.90.1 on Ubuntu 11.10

NOTE: The current Ubuntu version uses the previous version of Sugar 0.90. Collaboration is broken

  • Install package 'sucrose-0.90' with apt or Ubuntu Software Center.
  • Only comes with pippy and turtleart
  • You'll need to install the remaining individual activities by downloading them from http://activities.sugarlabs.org/ and installing each within a terminal:
sugar-install-bundle activity.xo
  • To turn off screensaver and power management:
terminal:
xset s off
xset -dpms
Inactive Ubuntu Sugar Remix Team:https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Sugar

200px-Edubuntu.pngSugar Desktop 0.90 on edubuntu 11.10

Sugar 0.90 is NOT RECOMMENDED

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
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 turtlear and pippy
  • [[

http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Surf-115.xo%7CSurf-115]] can be drag dropped to the journal from a USB key or by going to a terminal and doing:

sugar-install-bundle activity.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

You can also install activities from a terminal with:

sugar-install-bundle activity.xo

Mint.png Sugar Desktop 0.94.1 on Mint 11

Click on link ^ for detailed install instructions
Download: http://linuxfreedom.com/linuxmint/linuxmint.com/stable/11/linuxmint-11-gnome-dvd-32bit.iso
  • RECOMMENDED

Sweets_Distribution works

  • Advanced installation skills required
Not normal sugar but sweets distribution sugar
Like Trisquel 5.0-sugar (TOAST)
Has Dextrose features

Mint.pngSugar Desktop 0.90 on Mint 11

Sugar 0.90 is NOT RECOMMENDED

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
  • [[1]] can be drag dropped to the journal from a USB key or by going to a terminal and doing:
sugar-install-bundle activity.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 s 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

Archive

Ubuntu Sugar Remix, Maple Syrup, and earlier Ubuntu versions