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There are three ways to do this:
There are three ways to do this:
* '''1. Use Fedora Live USB Creator'''
(This installation method is not recommended if you intend to permanently store files with Sugar on a Stick.[[LiveOS image#Home filesystem|See why.]])
*# execute the Linux command line:<br>{{Code|./livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 175 --delete-home --unencrypted-home /dev/sr0 /dev/sd'''?'''1}}
(This installation method is not recommended if you intend to permanently store files with Sugar on a Stick.[[LiveOS image#Home filesystem See why.]])
*# Download the Live USB Creator from [http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/ Fedora].
*# Download the Live USB Creator from [http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/ Fedora].
*# Insert a USB flash drive (or SD Card) with 2 GB or more of free space into your computer.
*# Insert a USB flash drive (or SD Card) with 2 GB or more of free space into your computer.
::: See a video of an earlier version of this process [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieIj4aECk88 here].
::: See a video of an earlier version of this process [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieIj4aECk88 here].
{{Anchor|Burn a CD-ROM}}
* '''2. Burn a CD-ROM disc, boot from it, then run the script, ''livecd-iso-to-disk'''''
*# Use [http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2009/04/13/burn-iso-images-natively-in-windows-7.aspx Windows 7 built-in Disk Image Burner] or a free utility, like [http://www.imgburn.com/ ImgBurn], to write the downloaded Sugar on a Stick .iso file onto a blank CD.
*# Insert a USB flash drive (or SD Card) with 2 GB or more of free space into your computer.
*# Boot your computer with the CD-ROM disc. You probably need to press F1, F10, F12, Esc, or a similar key as the computer starts up in order to set the boot source for your computer to the CD-ROM device.
*# A successful boot will take you into ''Sugar on a Stick''. You can From there, open the Terminal Activity, [[File:Activity-terminal.png|bottom|link=http://en.flossmanuals.net/terminal]], from the Home view.<br>{{Iframe|[http://en.flossmanuals.net/terminal ''See the Terminal Activity manual.''] |http://en.flossmanuals.net/terminal|945|400|1}}
*# Click the 'Become root' icon, [[File:Activity-become-root.svg|40px|bottom|link=http://en.flossmanuals.net/terminal]], to gain administrative permissions in the Terminal session.
*# Change the working directory to {{Code|/LiveOS/}}<br>{{Code|cd /LiveOS/}}
*# ''Be certain of your USB/SD '''s'''csi '''d'''rive node name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' {{Code|/dev/sdb1}}.
*#: Use the {{Code|df -Th}} command to confirm your devices before executing the following script.
*# execute the Linux command line:<br>{{Code|./livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 175 --delete-home --unencrypted-home /dev/sr0 /dev/sd'''?'''1}}
*# Shutdown the physical machine.
*# Reboot from the newly-installed Live USB with SoaS.
* '''3. Launch a virtual machine, then run the script, ''livecd-iso-to-disk'''''
* '''3. Launch a virtual machine, then run the script, ''livecd-iso-to-disk'''''
*# Create a new virtual machine, choosing a name such as 'SoaS'.
*# Create a new virtual machine, choosing a name such as 'SoaS'.
*# Choose Linux for the Operating System and Version Fedora (64 bit) if available, or Fedora, on systems lacking 64-bit functionality.
*# Choose Linux for the Operating System and Version Fedora (64 bit) if available, or Fedora, on systems lacking 64-bit functionality.
*# Attach the SoaS.iso file as a CD in the Storage Section
*# Attach the SoaS.iso file as a CD in the Storage Section
*# Insert a USB storage device into your physical computer and enable the VirtualBox USB controller. Then add a filter to recognize the inserted device in the USB section of the VirtualBox machine setup.
*# Insert a USB storage device into your physical computer and enable the VirtualBox USB controller. Then add a filter to recognize the inserted device in the USB section of the VirtualBox machine setup.