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Line 1: − <noinclude>{{GoogleTrans-en}}{{TeamHeader|Dextrose|home=Dextrose|xbgColor=ffe792|join_label=Get Involved}}</noinclude>+ − == Dextrose - Deployments' XO Operating System ==+ − + + − The focus of this build is stability and usability in a classroom environment. While there wasn't+ − much time for new development, we've merged a few features contributed by other deployments and − freelance contributors: − * Journal sorting options (aa)+ − * CPU/Memory display (m_anish) − * Journal Backup/restore to removable devices (tch, esteban) − * Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver (tch) − * Tabbed browsing (m_anish) − * OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (gangil) (pending) − == Download development builds ==+ − {| class="wikitable"+ − ! Release date+ − ! Milestone − ! XO-1 − ! XO-1.5 − |- − | May 26 − | Alpha1 − | [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os240py.img os240py.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os240py.crc os240py.crc] − |- − | Jun 12 − | Alpha2 − | [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os258py.img os258py.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os258py.crc os258py.crc] − | [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1.5/py//os257py.zd os257py.zd] − |- − | Jun 16 − | − | [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-0.88/os260py.img os260py.img] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-0.88/os260py.crc os260py.crc] − | [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1.5-0.88/os261py.zd os261py.zd] − |- − | Jun 28 − | Beta1 − | [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-0.88/os284py.img os284py.img] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-0.88/os284py.crc os284py.crc] − | [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1.5-0.88/os286py.zd os286py.zd] − |- − | Jul 04 − | − | [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-0.88/os295py.img os295py.img] [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-0.88/os295py.crc os295py.crc] − | [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1.5-0.88/os297py.zd os297py.zd] − |- − | Jul 08 − | Beta2 − | [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os300py.img os300py.img] [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/py/os300py.crc os300py.crc] − | [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1.5/py/os299py.zd os299py.zd] − |} − * [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1/ All interim XO-1 images]+ − * [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/f11-0.88/xo1.5/ All interim XO-1.5 images] − − − − === XO-1 ===+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − * First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].+ − * Download <tt>osNNNpy.img</tt> and <tt>osNNNpy.crc</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick − * Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repetedly during boot − * Type the command: <code>copy-nand u:\osNNNpy.img</code> followed by ENTER − * During the next reboot, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update − Also check these [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_XO-1#Installation_instructions detailed instructions].+ − === XO-1.5 ===+ − − * Download <tt>osNNNpy.zd</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick − * Drop to the "ok" prompt by pressing ESC repetedly during boot − * Type the command: <code>fs-update u:\osNNNpy.zd</code> followed by ENTER − − Also check these [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions]. − − − == Testing == − − Besides community testing and field testing, we're planning to reuse and extend the − OLPC test plan adopted in release 8.2.0 (aka os801): http://wiki.laptop.org/go/TestPlan_8.2.0 − − Feedback from the entire community is appreciated. Bugs belonging to upstream − components should be filed in the usual trackers: − − * Sugar and activities: http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ − * Fedora 11: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/ − * Drivers and OLPC customizations: http://dev.laptop.org/ − * Bugs specific to this build: http://trac.paraguayeduca.org/ − − Please, cc "bernie" on all bugs and kindly keep the table below updated (saves me some time). − − − == Release schedule == − + − |-+ − | May 8 || || Build Sugar 0.88 packages for F-11 || In-house+ − |-+ − | May 26 || Alpha1 || Preview release for [http://realness.org OLPC Realness Summit] || In-house + community testers − |- − | <s>Jun 10</s> Jun 12 || Alpha2 || Feature-complete alpha release || In-house + community testers − |- − | <s>Jun 25</s> Jun 29 || Beta1 || No known regressions vs. Sugar 0.84 || One classroom in Caacupé − |- − | Jul 8 || Beta2 || Passes 100% of test plan || 150 teachers in Caacupé − + + + + + − + − |-+ − + + + − == Current Status ==+ − + − {| class="wikitable"+ − ! Status !! Task !! Owner+ − |-+ − || DONE:os215 || Frame does not always show up (with frame key or going to the corner) ||+ − |- − || DONE:os205 || Translation of "Dismount" is "Eliminar" || bernie − |- − || DONE:os215 || Port-forward bugfix for race condition in activity title || bernie − |- − || DONE:os215 || Port-forward 0.84 patch for GsmPalette.get_state() name clash || tch − |- − || DONE:os259 || ALT-TAB does not switch between apps || tch, bernie − |- − || DONE:os243 || <em style="color: red">Browse: widgets in forms are 0x0 pixels</em> || bernie − |- − || DONE:os244 || Icons in activity circle are too small (DPI problem?) || jasg − |- − || DONE:os252 || Font size in Terminal too large (DPI problem?) || jasg − |- − || DONE:os248 || Username selection is being skipped on first boot || tch − |- − || DONE:os223 || Add back Write, eToys || bernie − |- − || WorksForMe || Laptop does not sleep when lid closed || tch − |- − || DONE:os251 || Sound breaks in all activities after using Record once (need Record v77) || dsd? − |- − || DONE:os251 || <em style="color: red">UI of Record activity is garbled</em> || m_anish − |- − || DONE:os250 || {{Bug|1883}}: Sugar does not automatically associate with AP on startup || bernie − |- − || DONE:os231 || Memorize does not start because it fails to import libxml2 || bernie − |- − || DONE:os205 || Use es-lat for console keyboard || bernie − |- − || DONE:os259 || Activities sometimes start and remain in window, [[:File:Untitled.jpg]] screenshot [[:File:TmpxWzNZv.png]] ; (Window appears at least briefly on all launches) || aa − |- − || || Pulsing launch icon is delayed or absent; occasional "activity failed to start" message then the activity starts || tch − |- − || DONE:os259 || Measure sometimes locks up on recording, quitting from frame then brings up metacity dialog "activity is not responding" || − |- − || DONE: Needs RPM update || {{Bug|2064}}: <em style="color: red">Sugar sometimes restarts; only seen 3 times, twice clicking on journal and once deleting a journal entry</em> || bernie − |- − || DONE:V70 || Font in Write is small (problem caused by patch for {{Bug|1121}}) || alsroot, bernie − |- − || DONE:os252 || When opening an epub with read V86, zoom works on the text but not graphics, may not be specific to this OS but considering the other scaling bugs ... || jasg − |- − || DONE:V89 || Turtle Blocks V88 ctrl c ctrl v do not work || walter − |- − || DONE:os253 || Search bar in home page of Browse is too long and overflows off-screen || bernie − |- − || DONE:os298 || Journal list view icon does not display after selection (os258) [[:File:Listviewos258.jpg]] ( [PATCH] fix malformed svg module-updater icon revealed in F13 ?)|| aa − |- − || DONE:os259 || Default font, menus etc seems large, larger than it used to be || jasg − |- − || DONE:os298 || Etoys does not save any more to the journal (ctime problem) || aa − |} − + − {| class="wikitable"+ − ! Status !! Task !! Owner − |- − || || Disconnects from network on power save || pgf − |- − || DONE:??? || Cannot create tabs in browse || m_anish − |- − || DONE:os255 || Twice only, boot has frozen on the first dot of the loading clock, before Sugarlabs Fedora logos appear || bernie − |- − || || {{Bug|1999}}: Raul's bug about journal browser overlapping activities || − |- − || DONE:NotABug || {{Bug|2011}}: Record activity cannot be quit with CTRL-W || m_anish − |- − || DONE:NotABug || Sugar should restart/refresh after updating activities || tch − |- − || DONE:os205 || Keep -> Keep a copy (fold into stop menu) || jasg − |- − || DONE:os240 || Dates of activities don't make any sense || bernie − |- − || DONE:os240 || Pippy layout is broken || m_anish − |- − || DONE:os245 || Sugarized version of scratch || dirakx − |- − || || {{Bug|2023}}: Cannot associate to AP with accented letters in SSID || carlos − |- − || DONE:os240 || Enable f11-xo1-0.88 yum repos for updates || bernie − |- − || DONE:os254 || Mesh icons duplicated in Neighbor View on NM restart || tch − |- − || DONE:os240 || Split "freeworld" packages to a separate repository || bernie − |- − || || Review old bugs filed against F11-XO1-PY 0.84 || carlos − |- − || DONE:os250 || Double clicking activities on journal opens 2 or 3 instances || tch − |- − || DONE:os268 || Can't upload images to Blogger.com (tabs needed) || carlos − |- − || os300 || {{Bug|1512}} Erasure of downloaded Activity entries in Journal permanently removes the code bundle || dcastelo − |} − === New features ===+ + − {| class="wikitable"+ − ! Status!! Task !! Owner+ − |-+ − || DONE:os205 || Switch power management from ohm to powerd || bernie+ − |-+ − || DONE:os223 || Add StopWatch, Finance, JukeBox, ImageViewer, InfoSlicer || bernie+ − |-+ − || DONE:os260 || Add Words (not on aslo) and GetBooks || bernie, sayamindu+ − |- − || WONTFIX || <s>Resurrect Rainbow support</s> || − − || DONE:os260 || Integrate journalmanagement extension || jasg − − || DONE:os283 || {{Bug|2006}}: Merge touchpad patches from walter || bernie − |- − || DONE:os223 || Journal size display || aa − |- − || DONE:os260 || Integrate Esteban's backup to USB/SD || tch − − || DONE:os260 || Integrate DCastelo's GSM bugfixes || tch − |- − || DONE:os253 || Disabling Hot corners from the frame option || tch − |} − === Experimental features ===+ − {| class="wikitable"+ − ! Status!! Task !! Owner − |- − || DONE: os240 || experimental menu speedup patch || mstone (bernie) − |- − || DONE: os240 || kill the MANIFEST file || bernie − |} + + − == Using this build with other deployments ==+ − + − A few customizations make this image somewhat deployment-specific:+ + + + + − * Limited language support: to save space, we've included only English and Spanish translations.+ − * Image signed with the Paraguay deployment keys. Laptops from other regions need to be unlocked in order to accept this image.+ − * The software update control panel icon checks for new activities on our wiki rather than on laptop.org.+ − * The Browse home page contains the Paraguay Educa logo and a few links to our website.+ − We may find the time to release slightly modified images to meet the+ − needs of other OLPC deployments interested in upgrading to Sugar 0.88. − More importantly, we're happy to help other deployments produce their − own OS images independently of us, thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1] provided by Free Software. − + − See the [[/Getting_Involved | Getting Involved]] page and our [[/Build_System | Build System]] documentation.+ − ===[[/Subpages | Subpages]]===+ − [[Category:Project]]+ +
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Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for the XO-1 and XO-1.5. It is being developed jointly by [http://activitycentral.org Activity Central], [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa] and [http://sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs], in collaboration with [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] and members of the OLPC/Sugar community.
[[File:Dextrose-2-intl-logo.png|600px]] [[File:Dextrose-mascotte-120x96.png]]
<noinclude>{{TeamHeader|Dextrose|home=Dextrose|xbgColor=ffe792|join_label=Get Involved}}[[Category:Project]]</noinclude>
[[Image:Dextrose_main.png|640px|frameless|right]]
== The deployments' XO Operating System ==
Dextrose is a Sugar distribution for XO laptops jointly developed by Activity Central, [http://paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa], [http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/ Plan Ceibal] in collaboration with OLPC and the Sugar community.
Our focus is stability and usability in the classroom, but we've also merged
new features contributed by deployments and independent contributors.
== New features in Dextrose2 ==
== Installation ==
* Backport of [[0.88/Notes|Sugar 0.88]] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* [[Features/Journal_Sort|Journal sorting options]] ([[User:Aa|Andrés Ambrois]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_resource_monitoring.png|Intuitive resource monitoring]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
* [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to removable devices]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[Features/Backup_and_Restore|Journal Backup/restore to schoolserver]] ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
* Protected activities support ([[User:tch | Martin Abente]])
* Improved GSM/3G handling ([[User:Dcastelo|Daniel Castelo]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_tabbed_browsing.png|Tabbed browsing]] ([[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_teclado_virtual.png|Virtual keyboard]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[:File:Accessibility_control_panel_2.png|Accessibility features]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[:File:Dextrose_journal_repair.png|Journal repair functionality]] ([[User:Earias|Esteban Arias]])
* [[Features/Touchpad_control_panel_section|Fast switching between touchpad and pen-tablet modes]] ([[User:Walter|Walter Bender]])
* OLPC Microformat support in activity updater (Akash Gangil, [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
* [[Features/Sugar_Adhoc_Networks|Ad-hoc Networks]] ([[User:Erikos|Simon Schampijer]])
* Ability to reissue registration to schoolserver ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
* [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/rpms-freeworld/ freeworld codecs] for most multimedia formats, including MP3 music and H264 videos ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* [http://codewiz.org/wiki/pictures/sugar/deployment/paraguay/caacupe/escuela_485_daniel_ortellado/dextrose-testing Extensive field testing] ([[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]])
* Lease information display in Control Panel->About My Computer()
* Automatic crashlog reporting and manual feedback reporting, with server side daemon ([[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]], [[User:tch|Martin Abente]], Mukesh Gupta)
* Notification system ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
* Automatic yum based updater ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], [[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]], [[User:M_anish|Anish Mangal]])
* Nearly complete Spanish Translations ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]], Sebastian Codas (scs), Carlos Garay (car|0s))
* One Click Share 3G ([[User:tch|Martin Abente]])
== Dextrose 2 - World Edition ==
[[File:Download-dextrose-py.png]]
'''This is a release build''' targeted for use by multiple deployments worldwide. We do appreciate [[Dextrose/Contacts|feedback]] and [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/wiki/Dextrose bug reports].
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! ETA !! Milestone !! Description !! Availability
! Hardware
! OS Images
! Size
! Date
|-
|-
| Jul 22 || Beta3 || Passes 100% of test plan || Two classrooms in Caacupé
| [[File:Xo-1.png]] XO-1, without GNOME
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os508dx.img os508dx.img]
[http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1/intl/os508dx.crc os508dx.crc]
| 411MB
| Apr 1 2011
|-
|-
| Aug 1 || RC || Release candidate || One school in Caacupé
| [[File:Xo-1.5.png]] XO-1.5, without GNOME
| [http://download.sugarlabs.org/dextrose/testing/dxo2/xo1.5/intl/os508dx.zd os508dx.zd]
| Aug 5 || Release || Deployable stable release || General Availability
| 339MB
| Apr 1 2011
|}
|}
GNOME builds are currently unsupported. If you require GNOME for evaluation purposes in your deployment, please ask on the [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/dextrose Dextrose mailing-list]. For more details on this release, see the [[Dextrose/2|Dextrose 2]] pages: [[Dextrose/2/Changelog|Change Log]], [[Dextrose/2/Todo|Todo List]].
[[Dextrose/3|Development releases]] | [[Dextrose/Resources|Older releases]]
=== Regressions since 0.84 ===
== Knowing your way around the new features ==
* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/3g_configuration.pdf 3G Modem configuration]
* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/3g_sharing.pdf 3G Connection sharing]
* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/feedback.pdf Manual feedback submission]
* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/resources.pdf Understanding the resources icon and lease information]
=== Non-regression bugs (also present in Sugar 0.84) ===
== Installation ==
=== XO-1 ===
[[File:Xo-1.png|right]]
[[File:XO-XP.png|right]]
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
* Download both <tt>'''osXXXXX.img'''</tt> and <tt>'''osXXXXX.crc'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick or SD card.
* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot
* Type the command: {{Code|'''copy-nand u:\osNdx.img'''}} for a USB stick or {{Code|'''copy-nand sd:\osNdx.img'''}} for a SD card followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
* Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
* The XO will reboot, finish writing, reboot itself, and take you to the naming and color choice process
* During the reboots, keep the charger connected to allow OFW to self-update
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|-
|-
'''See also''' the [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Downloads#Upgrade_an_XO-1_to_Sugar_0.84_with_Fedora_11_and_Gnome detailed instructions].
=== XO-1.5 ===
[[File:Xo-1.5.png|right]]
[[File:XO-HS.png|right]]
* First, ensure that your laptop is [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activation_and_developer_keys unlocked].
* Download <tt>'''osXXXXX.zd'''</tt> to the root directory of a USB stick
* Drop to the "'''ok'''" prompt by pressing [[File:Esc.svg|24px]] (Esc) repeatedly during boot
* Type the command: {{Code|'''fs-update u:\osXXXXX.zd'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
* Wait for the display to fill in with color and the "'''ok'''" prompt to return
* Type the command {{Code|'''reboot'''}} followed by [[File:Key_enter.jpg|50px]] (enter)
* The XO will reboot and take you to the naming and color choice process
'''See also''' the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/F11_for_1.5 detailed instructions].
=== XO-1.75 ===
The XO-1.75 is not supported at this time. Please [[Dextrose/Contacts|contact us]] if you are planning to deploy Dextrose on XO-1.75.
=== Other netbooks ===
Please [[Dextrose/Contacts|contact us]] if you need support for running Dextrose on non-XO hardware.
== How to join development ==
== Using Dextrose in your deployment ==
We're happy to help other deployments produce their own OS images independently of us,
thus exploiting the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Freedom #1] provided by Free Software.
=== Subpages ===
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