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To use the ZyX-LiveInstaller:
To use the ZyX-LiveInstaller:
* Boot your target computer with Sugar-on-a-Stick;
* Boot your target computer with Sugar-on-a-Stick;
* Check that you have room on the target machine:
* Check that you have room on the target machine:
:* Start the Terminal activity;
:* Type in <code>su -c gparted</code>
:* Type in <code>su -c gparted</code>
:* You will need at least a single partition for the root filesystem that is greater than 2GB. (Some disks labeled and sold as 2GB may not be quite large enough.)
:* You will need at least a single partition for the root filesystem that is greater than 2GB. (Some disks labeled and sold as 2GB may not be quite large enough.)
:* 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.
* Run ZyX-LiveInstaller:
* Run ZyX-LiveInstaller:
:* Type in <code>zyx-liveinstaller</code>;
:* Still in the Terminal activity type in <code>zyx-liveinstaller</code>;
:* Read and follow the simple wizard, choosing destination volumes/partitions for root, boot, and swap.
:* Read and follow the simple wizard, choosing destination volumes/partitions for root, boot, and swap.
This is a *destructive* install:
Notes:
* This is a ''destructive'' install: ''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].