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'''Release Notes - last update: 2009/06/23'''
'''Release Notes - last update: 2009/06/23'''
This document provides instructions for preparing a Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) installation. It also contains a list of known issues and sources of further information. If you need more detailed information, please check the [[Sugar_on_a_Stick|SoaS wiki page]].
This document provides instructions for preparing a Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) installation. It also contains a list of known issues and sources of further information. For more detailed information, please check the [[Sugar_on_a_Stick|SoaS wiki page]].
The Sugar on a Stick Strawberry release is based Fedora 11 and includes the latest updates as of June 22. It also features the last Sugar desktop environment, namely [[DevelopmentTeam/Release/Releases/Sucrose/0.84| version 0.84]], and additional activities to enrich the user experience. Interested users can download further activities from the [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/ Sugar Activity Library]. This release is finally another step forward compared with the last [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Beta| beta release]] and now includes also supplementary sample content, which is directly available from the Journal. Apart from the default fructose activities, the following ones are included in this release.
{| border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border: 1px solid white; border-collapse: collapse; background: #e3e4e5;"
|-style="background:#787878; color: white;"
| '''Activity Name''' || '''Activity Name'''
|-
| [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4037 CartoonBuilder] || [http://activties.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4063 Memorize]
|-
| [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4050 Colors] || [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4034 Moon]
|-
| [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4044 FlipSticks] || [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4082 Paint]
|-
| [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4054 FreeCell] || [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4193 Physics]
|-
| [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4042 InfoSlicer] || [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4074 Poll]
|-
| [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4029 IRC] || [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4081 Record]
|-
| [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4046 JigsawPuzzle] || [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4047 SliderPuzzle]
|-
| [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4064 JokeMachine] || [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4038 Speak]
|-
| [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4078 Labyrinth] || [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4073 StoryBuilder]
|-
| [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4089 Library] || [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4039 ViewSlides]
|-
|}
=== Get it! ===
=== Get it! ===
* Download the final version of SoaS: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-strawberry.iso
* Download the final version of SoaS: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-strawberry.iso
* Install the following three packages on your machine: syslinux isomd5sum cryptsetup
* Install the following three packages on your machine: syslinux isomd5sum cryptsetup
* Download this script to put the image on your USB key: '''LINK TO BE DONE'''
* Download this script to put the image on your USB key: http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
* Plug your USB key in and unmount it afterwards
* Plug your USB key in and unmount it afterwards
* Execute the script with the following command as root:
* Execute the script with the following command as root:
=== Known Issues ===
=== Known Issues ===
As Sugar on a Stick is based on [http://www.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora], namely the latest release - Fedora 11, it also contains a number of known issues, which should be mentioned. Recently, problems with ATI graphics hardware, as well as various Mac models have been reported. This was resolved by adding the ''nomodeset'' parameter to the kernel arguments. If you encounter image flickering or are not able to get past a black screen, it might be worth pressing ESCAPE at the blue screen, which appears for a second before the normal boot process starts. You'll be presented a short menu, at which you can directly press TAB - just add the ''nomodeset'' argument then in the appearing line and boot with ENTER. For more information, please refer to the [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F11_bugs#Hardware-related_issues list of common F11 bugs].
As Sugar on a Stick is based on [http://www.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora], namely the latest release - Fedora 11, it also contains a number of known issues, which should be mentioned. Recently, problems with ATI graphics hardware, as well as various Mac models have been reported. This was resolved by adding the ''nomodeset'' parameter to the kernel arguments. If you encounter image flickering or are not able to get past a black screen, it might be worth pressing escape at the blue screen, which appears for a second before the normal boot process starts. You'll be presented a short menu, at which you can directly press tab - just add the ''nomodeset'' argument then in the appearing line and boot with enter. For more information, please refer to the [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F11_bugs#Hardware-related_issues list of common F11 bugs].
=== Custom Builds ===
Instructions how to customize and compose an image will be provided here shortly.