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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, may either: − * 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. − − ===How to install Sweets on Ubuntu=== − − 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. − *Tutorial: [[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/VirtualBox_Import|''' How to Import a virtual Appliance into VirtualBox''']] for detailed explanation − :Click on the link to start the tutorial ^ − − See [[Sugar_Creation_Kit#Ubuntu_11.04_sweets-distribution_sugar_0.94|How to install an Ubuntu 11.04 Sweets Distribution Sugar 0.94 virtual appliance]]. − − 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 Applications, then Ubuntu Software Centre, − *search for Sugar, − *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== − ===Problem: collaboration is broken=== − − ===Problem: unexpected dialog=== − − A "Choose password for new keyring" dialog may appear the first time Sugar is started. − − Workaround: the dialog can be cancelled. − − ===Problem: Browse activity does not work=== − − Browse can be installed, but does not work, because the Sugar Platform is incomplete on this version of Ubuntu; it is missing hulahop. − − Workaround: use the Surf activity: − * download http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Surf-115.xo to a USB-stick − *Install Surf-115.xo by [[Sugar_Creation_Kit/sck/Drag-Drop|'''Drag-drop''']] to journal from USB stick − :Click on link to see tutorial ^ − :OR. − * install the bundle in a terminal by typing: − − sugar-install-bundle Surf-115.xo − − Workaround: use Firefox started from Terminal. However, Firefox is not integrated with Sugar, and does not access the journal or install activity bundles. − − ===Problem: very few activities=== − − Only the Pippy and TurtleArt activities are included. − − Workaround: you can download more Activities from [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/ activites.sugarlabs.org] using Surf. − − Workaround: you can download more activities from Ubuntu. Click on System, then Administration, then Synaptic Package Manager. The packages names all start with ''sugar-'' and end with ''-activity''. For example ''sugar-terminal-activity''. − − Workaround: you can download more Activities from [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/ activites.sugarlabs.org] from outside of Sugar and install each .xo bundle individually in a terminal with: − − sugar-install-bundle activity.xo − − Activities that you install in a Sugar Terminal activity are automatically made favourites and will appear in the home view. − − Activities that you install in GNOME Terminal are not automatically made favourites, and so do not appear in the home view. Use the List View to mark them as favourites. − − ===Problem: Sugar is not full screen=== − − Sugar on Ubuntu is run in a window. For some ages of learner, a full screen is better, to avoid distractions. − − Workaround: to run Sugar full screen: − *Go to the menu Applications -> Education -> Sugar, − *Drag and drop the Sugar icon to the desktop, − *Right-click on Sugar icon and choose Properties, − *Change the command to: − /usr/bin/sugar-emulator -f − *Use the desktop icon instead of the menu to start Sugar. − − ===Problem: no screensaver or power management controls in Sugar=== − − Sugar does not have screensaver or display power management controls compatible with Ubuntu. − − Workaround: turn off screensaver and power management, using Terminal commands: − − xset s off − xset -dpms
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