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| * note: this is *not* a method to create a SugarOnAStick (LiveUSB). Though you can install to an external usb drive/stick, resulting in an installation that very similarly boots your system to the Sugar UI. The difference is that the resulting system is not a 'Live' system. This means that it uses a normal filesystem, instead of a compressed read-only filesystem with a read-write snapshot/overlay above, as a 'LiveUSB' does. | | * note: this is *not* a method to create a SugarOnAStick (LiveUSB). Though you can install to an external usb drive/stick, resulting in an installation that very similarly boots your system to the Sugar UI. The difference is that the resulting system is not a 'Live' system. This means that it uses a normal filesystem, instead of a compressed read-only filesystem with a read-write snapshot/overlay above, as a 'LiveUSB' does. |
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− | * IMPORTANT WARNING: understand that this is a fairly new piece of open source software, that will overwrite entire partitions or disks ** as well as your bootloader ** during installation. In this release of SoaS, it is intended only for users that are familiar with the risks and possible complications of installing a Linux distribution to system disk. | + | * IMPORTANT WARNING: understand that this is a fairly new piece of open source software, that will overwrite entire partitions or disks ** as well as your bootloader ** during installation. In this release of SoaS, it is intended only for users that are familiar with the risks and possible complications of installing a Linux distribution to system disk. If you need a dual boot configuration, you will need to configure grub yourself (at least for the current version). |
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| * To use | | * To use |
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| ::* note: formatting in the partitioner is not required. | | ::* note: formatting in the partitioner is not required. |
| ::* exit the partitioner by hitting the X in the top corner of window. | | ::* exit the partitioner by hitting the X in the top corner of window. |
− | :* read and follow the simple wizard, choosing destination volumes/partitions for boot, root, and swap. ( swap is optional). | + | :* read and follow the simple wizard, choosing destination volumes/partitions for root, boot, and swap. |
| * This is a *destructive* install, meaning that the contents of the disks or partitions you choose will be overwritten entirely. | | * This is a *destructive* install, meaning that the contents of the disks or partitions you choose will be overwritten entirely. |
| * During installation, you are free to use other activities. | | * During installation, you are free to use other activities. |
| * After installation completes, you may remove the LiveUSB or LiveCD, and continue using the newly installed system - ''without rebooting''!!!. This means that anything done with the system before, during, or after installation persists into the installed system. | | * After installation completes, you may remove the LiveUSB or LiveCD, and continue using the newly installed system - ''without rebooting''!!!. This means that anything done with the system before, during, or after installation persists into the installed system. |
| * For more information, see the upstream project website [http://filteredperception.org/smiley/projects/zyx-liveinstaller] | | * For more information, see the upstream project website [http://filteredperception.org/smiley/projects/zyx-liveinstaller] |