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Line 15: − − ==Sugar disc images== − ===Sugar on a Stick=== − Below are instructions for running a copy of [[Sugar on a Stick]], available from [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads this Fedora download site], in a VirtualBox window. − − See [[VirtualBox/Preparing a disk image]] for instructions on building a VirtualBox virtual machine disk from an .iso disk image. − − {{Note/note|Note:|Prebuilt virtual machines that may be run in VirtualBox are available here: [[Emulator image files#VirtualBox]].}} − - '''''the Apple Macintosh operating system''''' − {{Note/help|Please help:| Assistance is needed from Macintosh system experts to sort out the peculiarities involved with the operating system and VirtualBox.}}+ − − : − # Download VirtualBox for OS X from here, http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads − <!-- # If you haven't done so yet, you should start the download of the [[VirtualBox#Sugar_on_a_Stick | Sugar on a Stick vdi zip file]] (above). --> − # Install it by opening the <abbr title="Apple Disk Image file">.dmg</abbr>. − # Follow the instructions in the window − ## Double click VirtualBox.mpkg − ## If you see a warning about running a program from the Internet, click OK to run it. − ## Click continue until you see the license popup, click Agree. − ## Choose location to install, probably something like Macintosh HD, then click Continue. − ## Click Continue, then Install. Enter password, if required. − # Now you can run VirtualBox by opening the Applications folder and double clicking on the icon. − # Next Follow the instructions '''Setup a Virtual Machine for Sugar on a Stick''' − #:You can watch a screencast video of the rest of the process on a Mac below in the Setup section (click the [show] link.) Line 49:
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remove misleading information, relating to gci task instance 5179691623776256, the student was misled into preparing a disk image, which is something very rare
: Online IRC support is available from http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/IRC
: Online IRC support is available from http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/IRC
: Various VirtualBox experiments may be found on the [[Talk:VirtualBox|discussion page]].
: Various VirtualBox experiments may be found on the [[Talk:VirtualBox|discussion page]].
==Install VirtualBox==
==Install VirtualBox==
=== on Mac OS X ===
=== on Mac OS X ===
Follow the instructions on the VirtualBox [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads Downloads page] for Mac OS X.
=== on Microsoft Windows ===
=== on Microsoft Windows ===
=== on GNU/Linux ===
=== on GNU/Linux ===
Use the VirtualBox packages available in your GNU/Linux distribution. For example, on Ubuntu, it is available in Ubuntu Software Centre.
:(See the [[Talk:VirtualBox]] page for experimental installation variations.)
Or, use the most recent packages from VirtualBox, see [http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads Linux Downloads].
Also, see [[Talk:VirtualBox]] page for experimental installation variations.
==Setup a Virtual Machine for Sugar on a Stick==
==Setup a Virtual Machine for Sugar on a Stick==
# From now on you can start VirtualBox and start the "Sugar" virtual machine
# From now on you can start VirtualBox and start the "Sugar" virtual machine
===Issues===
==Setup a Virtual Machine for Ubuntu Sugar==
Use Ubuntu Software Centre to install the ''virtualbox-guest-utils'' package, so that your virtual machine display can be resized to fit your computer.
==Issues==
* Activating the Frame might be a little difficult. The lower 2 corners are easiest and you may want to configure edge activation in the My Settings > Frame panel. With VirtualBox Guest Additions installed (see [[VirtualBox/Preparing_a_disk_image#Installing_VirtualBox_Guest_Additions| here]]), only the bottom edge and corners are available for Frame activation.
* Activating the Frame might be a little difficult. The lower 2 corners are easiest and you may want to configure edge activation in the My Settings > Frame panel. With VirtualBox Guest Additions installed (see [[VirtualBox/Preparing_a_disk_image#Installing_VirtualBox_Guest_Additions| here]]), only the bottom edge and corners are available for Frame activation.
* [http://fedorasolved.org/Members/realz/VB_Guest_Addition How To Install Virtualbox Guest Additions in Fedora Guest] (Based on Fedora 8)
* [http://fedorasolved.org/Members/realz/VB_Guest_Addition How To Install Virtualbox Guest Additions in Fedora Guest] (Based on Fedora 8)
* install the virtualbox guest additions
* install the virtualbox guest additions
::2nd Method
::on Debian, Ubuntu, or derived distributions
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-utils
sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-utils