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==What is Sugar on a Stick?==
==What is Sugar on a Stick?==
{{:Sugar on a Stick/Downloads}}
{{:Sugar on a Stick/Downloads}}
=== What's new in Sugar on a Stick? ===
* Sugar [[0.112|0.112]], see the [[0.112/Notes|release notes for 0.112]],
* several updated activities,
* based on [[Fedora 29]], see the [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f29/release-notes/ release notes for Fedora 29].
==== Known bugs ====
* Journal obscures Home view on start,
*:Press the F1 then the F3 key,
*:Apply updates in Terminal;
*:: {{Code|sudo dnf upgrade metacity*}}
*:Was caused by the Metacity project,
*:See also {{Issue|sugar|769}}, {{Issue|sugar-toolkit-gtk3|368}}, and {{RHBZ|1519042}}.
* Network icon in My Settings does not work, then can't close My Settings,
*:Click on another icon, such as Frame, then press Escape, and My Settings will close,
*:Apply updates in Terminal;
*:: {{Code|sudo dnf upgrade sugar*}}
*:Was caused by the Fedora project removing NM API,
*:See also {{Bug|4990}}, and {{RHBZ|1642828}}.
* Reboot returns to initial start Name screen sequence, and no neighbors in Neighborhood view with jabber.sugarlabs.org,
*:Make this change in Terminal, then restart Sugar,
*::{{Code|sudo sed -i 's/DSA/OPENSSH/' /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/sugar3/profile.py}}
*:Was caused by the OpenSSH project,
*:See also {{Bug|4991}}, {{Bug|4992}}, and {{Issue|sugar|814}},
* Failure while trying to '''liveinst''' a non-live disc image from a .iso copied by '''dd''' to a USB flash drive (segmentation fault). A LiveUSB loaded by the '''livecd-iso-to-disk''' installer and then booted was able to successfully run the '''liveinst''' program.
*:If so, one may Instead install Fedora 29 Workstation and then install Sugar, see [https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/docs/fedora.md instructions],
*:See also {{Bug|4994}}, and {{RHBZ|1668105}}.
* See also [[fedora:Common_F29_bugs|Common Fedora 29 bugs]].
=== Want to use Sugar on a Stick? ===
=== Want to use Sugar on a Stick? ===
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|After you've tried out Sugar on a Stick, we hope you'll come back here and join our community of contributors to help us make the next release even better.
|After you've tried out Sugar on a Stick, we hope you'll come back here and join our community of contributors to help us make the next release even better.
* [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org Fix a bug or add a feature] to an existing Activity, to [[Development Team|sugar-core itself]], or to [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&component=SoaS&order=priority&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component Sugar on a Stick]. See [[How to fix an Activity bug]] and [[How to fix a sugar-core bug]] to get started. ''Basic Python programming skills - or the desire to learn - are all that's needed.''
* [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org Fix a bug or add a feature] to an existing Activity, to [[Development Team|sugar-core itself]], or to [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&component=SoaS&order=priority&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component Sugar on a Stick]. See [[How to fix an Activity bug]] and [[How to fix a sugar-core bug]] to get started. ''Basic Python programming skills - or the desire to learn - are all that's needed.''
* [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Sugar_Activities Package Sugar Activities for Fedora]. ''If you're a [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/Join Fedora Packager] or want to become one, help in this area is something we desperately need - it's a trickier thing to learn, but rewarding once you get the hang of it.''
* [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Sugar_Activities Package Sugar Activities for Fedora]. ''If you're a [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/Join Fedora Packager] or want to become one, help in this area is something we desperately need - it's a trickier thing to learn, but rewarding once you get the hang of it.''
* [[Sugar on a Stick release process#Review|Review Activities for inclusion in the build]] - check submitted Activities against our [[Sugar on a Stick/Activity Criteria]] and help us choose what gets included in the next release! ''No prior experience needed - we do reviews during our [[Sugar on a Stick meetings|weekly meetings]] and will teach you how.''
* [[Sugar on a Stick release process#Review|Review Activities for inclusion in the build]] - check submitted Activities against our [[Sugar on a Stick/Activity Criteria]] and help us choose what gets included in the next release! ''No prior experience needed.''
* Have an idea for a technical feature that isn't an Activity? Check out our [[Sugar on a Stick release process#Feature process|feature process]].
* Have an idea for a technical feature that isn't an Activity? Check out our [[Sugar on a Stick release process#Feature process|feature process]].
== What's happening? ==
== What's happening? ==
===[[Sugar on a Stick/Beta]]===
===[[Sugar on a Stick/Beta]]===
=== Contributor stories ===
=== Contributor stories ===
While the projects listed below are not part of Sugar on a Stick, we watch them closely and try to work with them when possible (or at least we're trying to learn!)
While the projects listed below are not part of Sugar on a Stick, we watch them closely and try to work with them when possible (or at least we're trying to learn!)
* For deployments lacking easy Internet access, one can turn a computer into a '''Sugar on a Stick Creation Station'''. The [[Sugar Creation Kit]] is a downloadable DVD which includes the materials you need to create Pineapple sticks and to install additional Activities, along with documentation and previous versions of Sugar on a Stick.
* For deployments lacking easy Internet access, one can turn a computer into a '''Sugar on a Stick Creation Station'''. The [[Sugar Creation Kit]] includes the materials you need to create Live USB sticks sticks and to install additional Activities, along with documentation and previous versions of Sugar on a Stick.
* Older [[:Category:Live USB|portable Sugar distributions]] based on other Linux distributions .
* Older [[:Category:Live USB|portable Sugar distributions]] based on other Linux distributions .
* [[The undiscoverable]] is an unofficial FAQ for tips, tricks, and solutions to common problems that may otherwise be tricky to find. These are being considered for inclusion in the official SoaS documentation.
* [[The undiscoverable]] is an unofficial FAQ for tips, tricks, and solutions to common problems that may otherwise be tricky to find. These are being considered for inclusion in the official SoaS documentation.