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There are three ways to do this:
 
There are three ways to do this:
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* '''1. Use Fedora Live USB Creator'''  
* '''1. Burn a CD-ROM disc, then run the script, ''livecd-iso-to-disk'''''
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(This installation method is not recommended if you intend to permanently store files with Sugar on a Stick.[[LiveOS image#Home filesystem|See why.]])
*# 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 SoaS .iso file onto a blank CD.
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*# Insert a USB flash drive (or SD Card) with 2 GB or more of free space into your computer. (See [[LiveOS image]] and [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation/Variations#Cautions with using Live USB devices|Cautions with using Live USB devices]] regarding flash drive size and usage.)
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*# 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.
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*# A successful boot will take you into ''Sugar on a Stick''.  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}}
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*# 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.
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*# Change the working directory to {{Code|/LiveOS/}}<br>{{Code|cd /LiveOS/}}
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*# ''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}}.
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*#: Use the {{Code|df -Th}} command to confirm your devices before executing the following script.
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*# 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}}
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*# Shutdown the physical machine.
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*# Reboot from the newly-installed Live USB with SoaS.
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* '''2. Use Fedora Live USB Creator'''  
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(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.
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::: 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].
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{{Anchor|Burn a CD-ROM}}
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* '''2. Burn a CD-ROM disc, boot from it, then run the script, ''livecd-iso-to-disk'''''
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*# 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.
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*# Insert a USB flash drive (or SD Card) with 2 GB or more of free space into your computer.
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*# 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.
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*# 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}}
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*# 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.
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*# Change the working directory to {{Code|/LiveOS/}}<br>{{Code|cd /LiveOS/}}
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*# ''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}}.
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*#: Use the {{Code|df -Th}} command to confirm your devices before executing the following script.
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*# 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}}
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*# Shutdown the physical machine.
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*# 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'''''  
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*# 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.
*# Choose Base Memory Size: 256 MB to match an XO-1, 512 or 1024 MB to match an XO-1.5.
   
*# 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.
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