Emulator image files

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

Sugar on a Stick v3-Mirabelle

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

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

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://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/trisquel_4.0.1_ext4.vmdk 2.1 GB
http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/trisquel_4.0.1_ext4-sugar0901.ovf   13K

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-emulator

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

New: BoxGrinder: a set of tools used for building appliances (virtual machines)

Extension Pack

Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.0-69151

All Platforms (Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux)

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

VMware Player

• VMware Player appliance of soas-v3-Mirabelle

This appliance is ready to run "firstboot" (agree/user name/password/tz/etc)

(1) Install VMware Player: Download VMware Player (free)

(2)Download these three files:

soas-v3-Mirabelle.mf

soas-v3-Mirabelle.ovf

soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmdk

(3) Launch: VmPlayer and select soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmdk

sugarroot is the root password.

• 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

QEMU

instructions, downloads

Image installation tools

ZyX-LiveInstaller

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

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

References

• http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Mac_OS_X-Boot_USB_with_Virtualbox
• Tom van Overbeek describes how to run Sugar using QEMU