Sugar Creation Kit/VirtualBox

VirtualBox Virtualization

With VirtualBox^® one can run Sugar in a window on Microsoft Windows, Intel-based Apple Macintosh, or Linux host computers from a virtual machine (VM) window. VirtualBox overview

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A good solution for Macintosh Computers

VirtualBox downloads Windows/Linux/Intel Macs
Oracle VirtualBox downloads (alternate link)
Installing on Linux hosts Read this if VirtualBox does not install.
VirtualBox on Mac OS X Hosts

RECOMMENDED VERSIONS

==> Trisquel 4.1-sugar-installer.iso click link to download 1.1 GB DVD

Cleared of Sugar identity, Starts on Color Selection Screen (click <===(back) to change name)

This DVD.iso is a great way to distribute this VM Appliance by "SneakerNet"

Download one time; use to install many instances

DVD Contents:

32bit-VirtualBox Installers (OSE) (Directory with install files for VirtualBox 4.0.4)
(Does not include Free for Personal Use licensed extension pack) - includes instructions on how to download for personal use.
ReadMeFirst_Install_Instructions.pdf  (Instructions-how to install VirtualBox and import appliance)
trisquel-sugar-4.1-i686-feb18.ovf
trisquel-sugar-4.1-i686-feb18-disk1.vmdk
UserManual.pdf (VirtualBox 4.0.4 User Manual-269 pages)

==> Trisquel-4.1-sugar click link to see details

Cleared of sugar identity Starts on Color Selection Screen ( <===(back) to change name)
Sugar sweets 0.88.1

download and import 2 files:
1. http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/trisquel-sugar-4.1-i686-Cloned-disk1.vmdk 531M
2. http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/trisquel-sugar-4.1-i686-Cloned.ovf

==> Sugar on a Stick v3 Mirabelle click link to see details

firstboot has not yet run; so a new user name and password will be set for the gdm login on start up for the first time

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/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS-sugaruser.vmdk 533M
http://download.sugarlabs.org/images/VirtualBox/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS-sugaruser.ovf   12K

Sugar on a Stick v3 Mirabelle for VMware Player (VMPlayer will not open VirtualBox.vmdk files)

Compressed in .zip file

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

sugarroot is the root password.

Note: This appliance has a maximum 800x640 screensize available as VirtualBox extensions were NOT compiled into the kernel.

Set ControlPanel/Frame "Edge" slider to far left for easier access to sugar-frame features

Notes & Links

Community/Distributions/Trisquel click link
Complete listing of VirtualBox Appliances click link to see All Prebuilt VirtualBox Appliances