A matrix of Sugar "solutions"
There are many ways to run Sugar: as a separate disk image on an existing machine; as a session on a Linux system; or as part of a complete hardware-software platform.
(A discussion of technical considerations regarding supported systems is found here.)
Starch
Starch is a complete disk image for Sugar.
| Name | Sugar Version | Tested | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBackup XO-LiveCD | 0.75.13-1 | Yes | This is a Live CD of the OLPC system |
Sucrose
What is Sucrose? Definition please!!
| Operating System | Version | Sugar Version | Bundled | Tested | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| binary packages available | |||||
| Debian | 4.0 | Yes | Yes | Sugar on Debian | |
| Fedora | 7,8,9 | Yes | Yes | Sugar on Fedora | |
| Ubuntu | 8.04 (Hardy) | 0.79.0-0ubuntu3 | Yes | Yes | Sugar on Ubuntu |
| packages not pre-built | |||||
| Gentoo | "[amd64] as of 2007-12-13"[1] | Yes | Sugar on Gentoo | ||
| MacOS X | Sugar on MacOS X | ||||
| Slackware | 12 | Sugar on Slackware | |||
| Windows | XP | No | Sugar on Windows | ||
Sugar for Various Systems
| Manufacturer | Model | Operating System | Tested | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLPC | XO-1 | Fedora-7 | Yes | Standard distribution |
| ASUSTeK | Eee PC | In initial testing phase | ||
| Intel | Classmate Gen 1 & Gen 2 | under development |
Updating Sugar to the Latest Version
Update To The Latest Version
Run olpc-update
Normally you only need to run olpc-update in the Terminal application with a build number, like this:
# olpc-update 703
Update To The Latest Experimental Version (a.k.a. Joyride)
Joyride is UNSUPPORTED. While it is unlikely that it will damage your hardware, it may cause data corruption. Do not use it on mission-critical systems.
Joyride contains all the bleeding-edge features that will be included in the next release.
Open the Terminal application and type the following, substituting 1779 for the latest version number.
# olpc-update joyride-1779
What's the latest version? You can find the latest build number (shown above as 1779) at the bottom of http://xs-dev.laptop.org/~cscott/xo-1/streams/joyride/
Updates usually takes 10-15 minutes. It's advised that you plug your XO in while Sugar updates itself, then reboot it to see the new OS take effect.
Other Options
These are options that can be used with the update command:
# olpc-update --help
Usage:
olpc-update [options] --hints hints-file
olpc-update [options] [-rf] build-number
olpc-update [options] [-rf] --usb
olpc-update --version
olpc-update --help
For example:
olpc-update 630
olpc-update joyride-1779
olpc-update update.1-700
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-f, --full skip incremental update attempt.
--force force update to an unsigned build.
-r, --reboot reboot after a successful update.
--hints=FILE name of json-encoded hints dictionary identifying the desired
new version.
-u, --usb upgrade from new build on inserted USB stick.
-v display verbose progress information; repeat for more verbose
output.
-q, --quiet don't output anything; use exit status to indicate success.
--version display version and license information.