User:Walter/Get Sugar
Are you new to Sugar?
The easiest way to get started is to use Sugar on a Stick. Basic instructions are found below. A more detailed Sugar-on-a-Stick Creation Guide is also available.
MS Windows
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(1) Prepare: Download the Fedora Live USB Creator from FedoraHosted |
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(2) Download: Download the Sugar-on-a-Stick iso. |
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(3) Burn: Insert a USB flash drive (or SD Card) with 1 GB or more of free space into your computer and launch Fedora Live USB Creator to create a Sugar-on-a-Stick bootable image. |
| (4) Boot: Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your computer. Set the option to "boot from USB" in your computer's BIOS, and then start up the computer. |
Detailed installation instructions for Windows and booting instructions are available. There is also a guide to using Sugar on a Stick.
GNU/Linux
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(1) Prepare: Use this script http://bit.ly/livecd-iso-to-disk to create a bootable image. (Run chmod +x livecd-iso-to-disk.sh after you download the script to make it executable.)
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(2) Download: Download the Sugar-on-a-Stick iso. |
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(3) Burn: Execute, as the root user, in one command with arguments, the following:
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| (4) Boot: Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your computer. Set the option to "boot from USB" in your computer's BIOS, and then start up the computer. |
Detailed installation instructions for GNU/Linux and booting instructions are available. There is also a guide to using Sugar on a Stick.
Apple OSX
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(1) Prepare: Download Sun Virtualbox |
| (2) Download: Download these three files: soas-v3-Mirabelle.mf, soas-v3-Mirabelle.ovf, and soas-v3-Mirabelle.vmdk | |
| (3) Launch: Virtualbox | |
| (4) Import: soas-v3-Mirabelle.ovf from the Import Appliance option under the File menu. |
Alternative installation instructions for OSX and booting instructions are available. There is also a guide to using Sugar on a Stick.
Advanced users
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• the Sugar_Creation_Kit • customizing Sugar on a Stick; • a detailed Customization Guide; and • additional instructions for using VirtualBox and other virtual machines. |
Do you have an OLPC XO?
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Upgrade to Sugar 0.88 with Fedora 11 and Gnome (Dextrose) |
| Upgrade to Sugar 0.84 with Fedora 11 and Gnome. | |
| OLPC:OS images | |
| Developers may experiment with Updating XOs to the latest Sugar on a Stick release. |
Are you looking for Sugar Activities?
| Visit our Activity Library | 
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Are you a developer or Beta tester?
| Select your favorite distribution |         
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| Or try a Live USB version of Sugar |  , v4 alpha with Sugar 0.89.1 and Fedora 14 (Branched) Trisquel on a Sugar Toast (Trisquel 3.0 Dwyn)
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Are you a systems developer?
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Learn how to get setup on the Supported systems page. |
| Some additional references you may find useful: • jhbuild • Gitorious source code repository • Virtual machine or emulator image files • Adding Sugar to your favorite distro... |
Are you preparing a deployment without Internet access?
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See Sugar Creation Kit |