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Line 1: − ==Summary==+ + − You have an Ubuntu system and you wish to try Sugar?+ − ==Installation==+ − As of 2012-02, Ubuntu does not have a stable version of Sugar in the Ubuntu repositories.+ − Until this is fixed, try one of these options:+ − * use [[Community/Distributions/Sweets_Distribution|Sweets]] on Ubuntu, recommended for Ubuntu 11.04, see [[#How_to_install_Sweets_on_Ubuntu|below]], − * use a virtual appliance, compatible with any version of Ubuntu, see [[#How_to_install_a_virtual_appliance|below]], − * use the unstable version 0.90 of Sugar, from the Ubuntu repositories, compatible with any version of Ubuntu, see [[#How_to_install_Sugar_0.90_on_Ubuntu_11.10|below]], or − * install from Sugar source. − + − Install packages on an Ubuntu system so that you may run Sugar.+ − See [[Community/Distributions/Sweets#Ubuntu_and_its_derivates|How to install Sweets on Ubuntu]].+ − ===How to install a virtual appliance===+ + − Install a virtual appliance based on Ubuntu:+ − *the [[Sugar_Creation_Kit#Ubuntu_11.04_sweets-distribution_sugar_0.94|Ubuntu 11.04 Sweets Distribution Sugar 0.94 virtual appliance]],+ − *a tutorial on [[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/VirtualBox_Import|How to Import a virtual Appliance into VirtualBox]]. − There are other virtual appliances based on other distributions, which can be imported into virtualisation software on Ubuntu.+ − *see [[Emulator_image_files|Emulator image files]].+ + − ===How to install Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu 11.10===+ + + − *click on Ubuntu Software Centre,+ − *search for Sugar,+ − *click on sugar-emulator-0.90, − *click on Install, − Sugar will be downloaded and installed.+ − To start Sugar, click on Dash, then search for Sugar.+ − ===How to install Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu 11.04===+ − + − + − *click on Install,+ − Sugar will be downloaded and installed.+ − To start Sugar, click on Applications, then Education, then Sugar.+ − ==Using Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu==+ + − There are many [[/0.90|problems with Sugar 0.90 on Ubuntu]], many of which have been fixed in a later version, so we recommend the above methods instead.+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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<noinclude>[[Category:Supported systems]]</noinclude>
[[File:Ubuntu-small.jpg]]
:''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 18.04 Bionic==
Sugar 0.112 will be in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic.
===How to install Sweets on Ubuntu===
==Ubuntu 17.10 Artful==
Sugar 0.110 is in the archive for Ubuntu 17.10 Artful, and can be installed by typing
sudo apt install sucrose gir1.2-webkit-3.0
* log out,
* log in with the Sugar desktop selected.
Installing the package gir1.2-webkit-3.0 is a workaround for [https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=877812 Debian bug #877812].
==Using Sugar inside another desktop environment on Ubuntu==
Sugar is a desktop environment. For developers who use Ubuntu Unity, Gnome 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 and set a default desktop environment:
sudo adduser sugar
sudo su - sugar -c 'echo sugar >> .xsession'
Start a session:
rdesktop -g 1200x900 -u sugar -p sugar 0
==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
*click on Applications, then Ubuntu Software Centre,
* log out,
*search for Sugar,
* 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 -->
==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 0.112 can be installed by careful addition of the Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic packages; temporarily change sources.list, update, and install the Sugar packages again, then restore sources.list.
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 ==
One Laptop per Child has been curating Sugar 0.112 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.
==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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