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Line 1: − + − = Sugar on Ubuntu =+ − The Sugar (sucrose) packages for Ubuntu provide a Sugar environment that is easy to install and can be configured as an X session in gdm or run in a window with sugar-emulator.+ − It is a much simpler platform to set up for activity developers, than jhbuild.+ − Sugar on Ubuntu is packaged and maintained by the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SugarTeam Ubuntu Sugar team], who welcome new contributors to test, document, triage, and make packages.+ − == Sugar on Ubuntu 8.04 ==+ − === Sugar 0.79.0 ===+ − '''Old, but included in hardy'''+ + + − + − [http://janimo.blogspot.com/2008/02/sugar-finally-in-hardy-universe.html Installation instructions]+ − There are extra packages in a [https://launchpad.net/~sugar/+archive/ PPA], including activities that could not be included in the Ubuntu archive due to licence issues, as well as updated abiword packages.+ + − === Sucrose 0.82 ===+ + + − '''Up to date version'''+ + − The ubuntu packages were updated to the latest [[ReleaseTeam/Releases/Sucrose/0.82|0.82]] point release in the [https://launchpad.net/~sugarteam/+archive Sugar Team PPA].+ − ''Some activities are still being updated at the moment, but should be up to date in the next few days.'' --[[User:Morgs|Morgs]] 13:36, 10 October 2008 (UTC)+ − Installation instructions:+ − * sudo -s+ − * echo deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/sugarteam/ubuntu hardy main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sugar.list − * apt-get update − * apt-get install sugar sugar-emulator sugar-activities − == Sugar on the next Ubuntu release ==+ − Intrepid, the next Ubuntu release due out in October, has packages synced from [[Community/Distributions/Debian|debian]]. The ubuntu team will liaise with the debian team to get the appropriate versions synced, either [[ReleaseTeam/Roadmap|0.82]] or an 0.82.x point release if there are any at that stage.+ − We will continue to maintain further Sucrose releases via a PPA, after intrepid is released.+ − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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:''Ubuntu is a [[Debian]]-based Linux operating system, with Unity as its default desktop environment.'' -- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28operating_system%29 wikipedia.org]
In relation to Sugar, Ubuntu is a downstream distribution project that can be used to run Sugar.
==Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty==
Sugar 0.110 is in the archive for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty, and can be installed by typing
sudo apt install sucrose
* log out,
* log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
<!-- last tested with Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty daily live image dated 2017-03-21 plus updates on 30th March 2017 -->
Sugar was packaged in universe for hardy (Ubuntu 8.04) by Jani Monoses. The version packaged is 0.79.0, similar to the version in OLPC Release 8.1.0.
== Using Sugar inside another desktop environment ==
Sugar is a desktop environment. For developers who use Ubuntu Unity or another desktop environment, Sugar can be run inside that environment as a window.
Install the Remote Desktop packages:
sudo apt install xrdp rdesktop
Create a user for Sugar:
adduser sugar
echo sugar >> /home/sugar/.xsession
Start a session:
rdesktop -g 1200x900 -u sugar -p sugar 0
==Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS==
Sugar 0.106 is in the archive for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial, and can be installed by typing
sudo apt install sucrose
<!-- last tested with Ubuntu 16.04.1 Xenial) -->
Sugar 0.110 can be installed by careful addition of the Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty packages.
Organisations that require Ubuntu 16.04 support for Sugar may consider getting involved in the Ubuntu [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates Stable Release Updates] process.
==OLPC Ubuntu Sugar 16.04 Xenial LTS ==
[[Category:Supported systems]]
One Laptop per Child has been curating Sugar 0.110 and Activities on the Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial operating system. This build has entered production, and can be acquired through private negotiation or by ordering laptops from OLPC.
==OLPC Ubuntu Sugar 14.04 Trusty LTS ==
One Laptop per Child was curating Sugar and Activities on the Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty operating system, but support for this version has since ended.
===Installing a system===
How to install Ubuntu with Sugar 0.106:
* you must already be familiar with how to install Ubuntu, if not, see [http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop Download Ubuntu Desktop], and [http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop Install Ubuntu Desktop],
* download [http://people.sugarlabs.org/quozl/ubuntu/trusty/sugar-0.106/olpc-ubuntu-sugar-14.04.2-desktop-amd64-1436317817.iso our installer image] (1.2 GB) [http://people.sugarlabs.org/quozl/ubuntu/trusty/sugar-0.106/olpc-ubuntu-sugar-14.04.2-desktop-amd64-1436317817.iso.md5 md5]<!-- b5584db2d995041c5c732d22320645f8 -->, [http://people.sugarlabs.org/quozl/ubuntu/trusty/sugar-0.106/olpc-ubuntu-sugar-14.04.2-desktop-amd64-1436317817.iso.packages.txt package list]
* boot our image and install in the [http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop usual way],
* log out of the Unity desktop, and then log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
===Adding to a system===
Note: only available for 64-bit systems, check that ''uname -i'' shows x86_64.
How to add Sugar 0.107 to an Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty system:
* edit <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt> to add the OLPC archive,
deb [trusted=yes arch=amd64] <nowiki>http://dev.laptop.org/pub/us</nowiki> trusty main
* update the package lists, and install Sugar,
sudo apt update && sudo apt install olpc-ubuntu-sugar
* log out of the Unity desktop, and then log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
===Upgrading a system===
How to upgrade to Sugar 0.107 on an existing Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty system with an earlier version of Sugar already installed:
* update the package lists, and apply all pending updates,
sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade
* log out, and then log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
==See also==
* [https://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Census/OLPC Debian Derivatives Census - OLPC]
==Previous releases==
See [[Ubuntu/Previous]] for how to install older versions of Sugar on older releases of Ubuntu.
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