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== Sugar on Caixa Mágica, the Magellan project ==
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Caixa Mágica 18, a Portuguese Linux distribution for desktops and servers based on Ubuntu, has been released.
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Caixa Mágica 18 is a long-term support release which guarantees that it will receive security updates for the period of five years. Four different editions - GNOME, KDE, LXDE and "servidor" - are available. The major software packages included in this release are GNOME 3.4.1, KDE 4.8.2, LibreOffice 3.5.2, Linux kernel 3.2, as well as a new Portuguese citizen card software program. Additionally, the project now offers a new web-based utility for one-click installation of software applications. See the release announcement (in Portuguese) for more information and a screenshot.
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:Release announcement:http://www.caixamagica.pt/pag/f_notc00.php?id=279%22
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*ftp://ftp.caixamagica.pt/18/oficial/iso/caixamagica-18-desktop-i386-gnome-dvd.iso
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:http://caixamagica-18-desktop-amd64-gnome-dvd.iso
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*ftp://ftp.caixamagica.pt/18/oficial/iso/caixamagica-18-desktop-i386-kde-dvd.iso
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:Distrowatch Page:http://distrowatch.com/7272
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*'''[http://www.caixamagica.pt/pag/a_index.php Linux Caixa Magica 15 (Portuguese) Main Page]'''
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::[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caixamagica.pt%2Fpag%2Fa_index.php Linux Caixa Magica 15 (English Translation) Main Page]
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Magalhães is a Caixa Mágica based GNU/Linux distribution.
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===Download===
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*http://www.caixamagica.pt/pag/b_down00.php
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:quick DL links for various versions
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*'''[http://mirrors.nfsi.pt/caixamagica/15/oficial/iso/caixamagica-linux-live-15-final-GNOME-int-cdrom-i586.iso caixamagica-linux-live-15-final-GNOME-int-cdrom-i586.iso] Use this one'''
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*http://mirrors.nfsi.pt/caixamagica/
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====Persistent USB.img files for dd install====
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;;'''based on mandriva 2010.1 repositories'''
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*'''Gnome'''
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*[http://www.caixamagica.pt/pag/b_download1.php?mirror=1&versao=57&redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fftp.caixamagica.pt%2F15%2Foficial%2Fiso%2F%2Fcaixamagica-linux-usb-15-GNOME-int-usb-i586_4Gb.img caixamagica-linux-usb-15-GNOME-int-usb-i586_4Gb]
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:USB .img file used as follows: ( /dev/sd(x) =  address of your 4GB USB )
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root/home/(user)/Desktop# dd if=caixamagica-linux-usb-15-GNOME-int-usb-i586_4Gb.img of=/dev/sd(x)
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7782768+0 records in
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7782768+0 records out
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3984777216 bytes (4.0 GB) copied, 1133.2 s, 3.5 MB/s
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#
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*Hint: use an 8 GB USB disk after dd writing. Use gparted to resize the 3.8 GB partition to 7.8 GB.
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:Then Boot PC from the stick and make the persistent partition 1.8GB.
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::This allows enough room for all of the updates and installation of sugar 0.88.0.
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: (I found 3.8 partition wiht 1.0GB persisetece file did fill up and stop working)
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* '''KDE'''
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*[http://mirrors.nfsi.pt/caixamagica/15/oficial/iso/caixamagica-linux-usb-15-KDE4-int-usb-i586_8Gb.img caixamagica-linux-usb-15-KDE4-int-usb-i586_8Gb.img]
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root# dd if=caixamagica-linux-usb-15-KDE4-int-usb-i586_8Gb.img of=/dev/sd(x)
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15565536+0 records in
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15565536+0 records out
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7969554432 bytes (8.0 GB) copied, 2207.16 s, 3.6 MB/s
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#
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* USB Boots to install screens which sets Tz Keyboard Language etc. and then sets up a USB with 1000 persistence file (I change this to 1900)
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=====Install sugar 0.88.0=====
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# Upgrade system (large number of files)
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# search for "task-sugar" in synaptic
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# install (103)files  ''note: this does not seem to install all files needed for sugar-desktop to work.''
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# restart
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# search for "sugar" in synaptic
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# Select all sugar entries
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# install (103-105 files)
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# start sugar do Control Panel Software Update (10 activities)  02/13/2011
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== Installation ==
 
== Installation ==
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=====caixamagica-linux-live-15-final-GNOME-int-cdrom-i586 with sugar 0.88.0=====
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*'''[http://mirrors.nfsi.pt/caixamagica/15/oficial/iso/caixamagica-linux-live-15-final-GNOME-int-cdrom-i586.iso caixamagica-linux-live-15-final-GNOME-int-cdrom-i586.iso] Download this one'''
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::''satellit updated this section 02/09/2011''
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# install in VB4 with .iso
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# Select language English on boot screen before installing it.
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# If you are using VirtualBox clear the .iso from CD before starting virtual appliance.
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# Start Virtual Appliance
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# start symantic
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# reload
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# search task-sugar      ( task-sugar 0.88.0-1mdv2010.1  Sugar Platform)
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# select; apply
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# Update: System/Administration/software-updater ( It may take a long time )
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# log out
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# log in with (gdm) selected to sugar in "sessions" on bottom bar  OR
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# install sugar-emulator with Synaptic Package Manager (Search: sugar-emulator)
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: sugar-emulator  0.88.00mdv2010.1
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* Hint: [[Emulator/Full Screen|how to configure full screen]].
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*Note: Caixa Magica Live USB Creator (xcm-liveusb-creator) Does not seem to work in VirtualBox 4
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===== Setup repositories on Caixa Mágica box =====
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*'''OLDER INFORMATION FOLLOWS'''
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* Note this is older information for version 12 and not tested lately
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::''satellit 02/09/2011''
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Get it:
 
Get it:
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  urpmi.addmedia contrib_update http://ftp.magalhaes.caixamagica.pt/12/oficial/i586/media/contrib/updates --update
 
  urpmi.addmedia contrib_update http://ftp.magalhaes.caixamagica.pt/12/oficial/i586/media/contrib/updates --update
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Install Sugar:
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===== Setup repositories on Magalhães box =====
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No root password available 01/22/2011 satellit
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:If you don't have installed Magalhães:
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* download [http://ftp.magalhaes.caixamagica.pt/mag/oficial/i586/vmware/CM12Magalhaes-v1.05.tar.bz2 VM image]
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* untar it
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* start kvm with untared .vmdk file like with common kvm's disk image
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  urpmi sugar-glucose
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Add repositories:
  urpmi sugar-fructose
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  urpmi.addmedia sugar http://people.sugarlabs.org/~alsroot/magalhaes
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===== Install sugar packages =====
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To install core components (services, window manager, journal etc.) type:
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sudo urpmi sugar-glucose  
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To install core activities type:
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  sudo urpmi sugar-fructose
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Or to install the Sugar Platform (sugar-glucose + sugar-fructose + honey's deps):
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sudo urpmi task-sugar
    
== Packages ==
 
== Packages ==
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Sugar packages are being built by [[DeploymentTeam/jhconvert|jhconvert]] and follow its [[DeploymentTeam/jhconvert#Packages|matrix]] of package versions.
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Sugar packages are being built by [[Deployment Team/jhconvert|jhconvert]] and follow its [[Deployment Team/jhconvert#Packages|matrix]] of package versions.
    
Releases:
 
Releases:
* 0.83.x
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* 0.84.x
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== Issues ==
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Sugar repository includes some stuff that installed in /opt/sugar. When sugar doesn't start make sure that proper exports present(look at /usr/bin/sugar)
    
== Contacts ==
 
== Contacts ==
 
* [[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]]
 
* [[User:Alsroot|Aleksey Lim]]
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* [[User:Tomeu|Tomeu Vizoso]]
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* [[User:Satellit|Thomas Gilliard]]  (Testing only)
 
* be involved and add yourself here
 
* be involved and add yourself here
    
== Resources ==
 
== Resources ==
 
* [http://www.magalhaes.caixamagica.pt Linux Caixa Mágica the Magellan project]
 
* [http://www.magalhaes.caixamagica.pt Linux Caixa Mágica the Magellan project]
* [http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/magalhaes Repository]
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* [http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/magalhaes SPECS repository]
* [[DeploymentTeam/jhconvert|Tool to generate Sugar packages]]
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* [http://people.sugarlabs.org/~alsroot/magalhaes/ RPM repository]
 
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* [[Deployment Team/jhconvert|Tool to generate Sugar packages]]
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