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This is known to work in Fedora and Ubuntu and should work in other Linux distributions.
This is known to work in Fedora and Ubuntu and should work in other Linux distributions.
First, start downloading the SoaS <tt>.iso</tt> image from the [[Sugar on a Stick]] page, then return here.
First, start downloading the SoaS <tt>.iso</tt> image from the [[Sugar on a Stick#Downloading alternative images]] table, then return here.
* Make sure you have the ''isomd5sum'', ''cryptsetup'', and ''syslinux'' packages installed in your distribution, as they will be needed by the "livecd-iso-to-disk" installation script. (On Ubuntu, <code>sudo apt-get install isomd5sum cryptsetup syslinux</code> will install the packages.)
* Make sure you have the ''syslinux'' package installed on the operating system that you will use to prepare the Live USB image. It is recommended that you also have the ''isomd5sum'' package installed. The ''cryptsetup'' package is another option potentially used by the "livecd-iso-to-disk" installation script. (On Ubuntu, <code>sudo apt-get install syslinux isomd5sum cryptsetup</code> will install the packages.)
**''syslinux'' is needed to set up booting on the FAT file system of the USB disc or Live CD.
**''syslinux'' is needed to set up booting on the FAT file system of the USB disc or Live CD.
**''cryptsetup'' is only needed for the option to provide password protection and encryption for the persistent /home/liveuser folder. It is not necessary if one applies the recommended <tt>--unencrypted-home</tt> option. The <code>--unencrypted-home</code> option is preferred because the reduced overhead improves robustness with the compressed ''squashfs'' file system employed by the Live USB deployment.
**''isomd5sum'' is needed for the recommended verification step, which checks that the .iso file is complete after its travels. If there is a problem with the .iso file, the script will exit and provide a failure message. The verification step can be bypassed by using the <code>--noverify</code> option.
**''cryptsetup'' is only needed for the option to provide password protection and encryption for the persistent /home/liveuser folder. It is not necessary if one applies the recommended <code>--unencrypted-home</code> option. The <code>--unencrypted-home</code> option is preferred because the reduced overhead improves robustness with the compressed ''squashfs'' file system employed by the Live USB deployment.
* Plug in a 1GB or larger USB stick into your computer.
* Plug in a 1GB or larger USB stick into your computer.
* Download the installation script: http://people.sugarlabs.org/sdz/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh (09 April 2009)
* Download the installation script: http://people.sugarlabs.org/sdz/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh (09 April 2009)