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Sweets Distribution
- Sugar 0.94
As of 2012-03, Ubuntu does not have a complete, stable version of Sugar in the Ubuntu repositories. In particular, there is no compatible web browser.
Until this is fixed, try one of these options:
- use Sweets on Ubuntu, see below,
- use a virtual appliance, compatible with any version of Ubuntu, see below,
- use the incomplete version that Ubuntu provide, see the last section below, or
- install from Sugar source.
your ubuntu release | your best options for trying Sugar |
---|---|
Ubuntu 12.10 | use Sweets Distribution or use a virtual appliance |
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS | use Sweets Distribution or use a virtual appliance |
Ubuntu 11.10 | use Sweets Distribution or use a virtual appliance |
Ubuntu 11.04 | use Sweets Distribution or use a virtual appliance |
Ubuntu 10.10 | use Sweets Distribution or use a virtual appliance |
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS | use Sweets Distribution or use a virtual appliance |
How to install Sweets on Ubuntu
Install packages on an Ubuntu system so that you may run Sugar.
See How to install Sweets Distribution.
How to install a virtual appliance
Install a virtual appliance based on Ubuntu:
- the Ubuntu 11.04 Sweets Distribution Sugar 0.94 virtual appliance,
- a tutorial on How to import a virtual appliance into VirtualBox.
There are other virtual appliances based on other distributions, which can be imported into virtualization software on Ubuntu.
- see Emulator image files.
sweets-sugar 0.94 works in Ubuntu 12.10 (unity and cinnamon)
Ubuntu-gnome 13.10 (Saucy Salamander)
- Release Announcement::http://ubuntugnome.org/ubuntu-gnome-13-10-is-released/
- Dowwnload::http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/13.10/release/
How to install Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu
- NOT Recommended
There were many problems with Sugar on Ubuntu (see a list for 0.90), many of which have been fixed in a later version of Sugard.
In particular, there is no compatible web browser included, though there is a workaround.
However, if you wish to to install Sugar on Ubuntu:
- click on Ubuntu Software Center,
- search for Sugar,
- click on sugar-emulator or sugar,
- click on Install,
- if asked about other required applications, click to install.
Sugar will be downloaded and installed.
To start Sugar, click on Applications, then Education, then Sugar.
See how to create a desktop icon that runs Sugar full screen.
Sugar versions available in Ubuntu Software Center
- Search for "sugar"
How to install Sugar on Ubuntu 12.04
- ubuntu-12.04-beta1-desktop-i386.iso
- 12e04b6893802d3b1935296bfbfe0910
- installed as usual, versions offered are Sugar 0.84, 0.86, 0.88, and 0.90.
--Quozl 21:49, 5 March 2012 (EST)
How to install Sugar on Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu has updated Software Center and now only 0.88.1 sugar is offered. Tested 14:44, 4 March 2012 (EST) --User:Satellit
- This is not reproducible. Tested 6th March, ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.iso md5sum c396dd0f97bd122691bdb92d7e68fde5 on VirtualBox, with "apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade" to install all updates. Result was that Sugar versions 0.84, 0.86, 0.88, and 0.90 were all offered by Ubuntu Software Centre. A user would naturally install 0.90 as the latest. --Quozl 20:38, 5 March 2012 (EST)
There are many problems with Sugar on Ubuntu, many of which have been fixed in a later version, so we recommend the Sweets or virtual appliance methods instead. There is only firefox offered as a browser and it is not fully "sugarized" and will not install .xo files correctly as it cannot access the sugar-journal
To install Sugar on Ubuntu 11.10:
- click on Ubuntu Software Center,
- search for Sugar,
- click on sugar-emulator
- click on Install.
- click and install other required applications
Sugar will be downloaded and installed.
- To start Sugar,: Applications/Education/Sugar
- Recommended:
- right click on sugar and add to desktop
- right click on XO Sugar Avatar on Desktop
- Properties: change command to sugar-emulator -f (full screen)
How to install Sugar 0.87.2 on Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
To install Sugar 0.87.2 on Ubuntu 10.04:
- click on Ubuntu Software Center,
- search for Sugar,
- click on sugar-emulator
- click on Install.
- click and install other required applications
- To start Sugar,: Applications/Education/Sugar
- Recommended:
- right click on sugar and add to desktop
- right click on XO Sugar Avatar on Desktop
- Properties: change command to sugar-emulator -f (full screen)
How to install Sugar 0.90.1 on Ubuntu 11.04
There are many problems with Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu, many of which have been fixed in a later version, so we recommend the Sweets or virtual appliance methods instead.
- Note: The Ubuntu Sugar Remix; sugar 0.88 and sugar 0.90 are offered but 0.90 is default install with sugar-emulator.
- Sugar 0.88 does not install- (missing dependencies)
- 1-) Ubuntu terminal:
- RECOMMENDED
sudo su password:_______ apt-get install sugar-session-0.90
- Also Installs 32 Applications
- OR
- 2-) click on Applications, then Ubuntu Software Center,
- search for Sugar
- click on Install.
- Sugar will be downloaded and installed.
- To start Sugar, click on Applications, then Education, then Sugar.
- About my computer:
Build: Ubuntu 11.04 Sugar: 0.90.1
- Install Browser Surf-115 to Ubuntu Desktop.
USB-Creator
- http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4216/ Activity for Ubuntu only
- This is Startup Disk Creator (usb-creator-gtk) on Ubuntu System Administration menu