[SoaS] Sugar on a netbook

[Thomas C Gilliard]

Karl;

Recommended:

A-)Trisquel:
 >http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Trisquel_On_A_Sugar_Toast
 Note: Trisquel free so has no proprietary software. even though it is 
Ubuntu based

Sugar ONLY:
trisquel-sugar_4.5.1:
  
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Trisquel_On_A_Sugar_Toast#trisquel-sugar_4.5.1_i686
Download:
  http://devel.trisquel.info/sugar/

Gnome and Sugar:
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Trisquel_On_A_Sugar_Toast#Trisquel_4.5_LTS-Gnome_Desktop_with_sweets_sugar_0.88.1
 You need to install sugar 0.88.1 sweets (a bit complicated)

B-)Ubuntu Gnome with sugar-sweets 0.88.1
You need to install sugar 0.88.1 sweets (a bit complicated)
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Ubuntu#Sugar-desktop_0.88_on_Ubuntu_10.04_and_10.10
(Has non free drivers available. Not quite as polished )

C-)Mandriva: Gnome and sugar
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions/Mandriva#Mandriva_Linux_release_2010.2_.28Sugar_0.88.0.29
You need to install sugar 0.88.x (easy to do)

D-)Also look at VirtualBox 4 prebuilt Appliances:
(Just import them) platform agnostic.
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#VirtualBox_Virtualization
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Emulator_image_files

Trick: install to an usb external HD then you can boot from it and have 
multiple OS's with sugar.
That is what I do here on my ACER ASPIRE ONE N450

Enjoy;
Tom Gilliard
satellit


Karl Beykirch wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> I hope I have a quick question: Can you send me a link to "the best Sugar
> dist. to install on my netbook"?
>
> I am also a G1G1 enthusiast who bought 2 sets so I could interact with my
> son's XO-1. My son's successful exploration of the XO-1 (Sugar) has really
> inspired me to continue with him, but the XO-1 is too slow (!). So I want to
> continue with a netbook I'm no longer using (Acer Aspire One with 80GB
> disk). I don't want an -on-a-stick method, but would rather install to the
> hard disk (which will only be used for Sugar). I tried Bluberry-on-a-stick
> and Mango Lassi(Fedora) on the HD without satisfaction. I noticed you
> recently recommended Triquel on the SOAS list.
>
> My goal: lots of activities, easy maintenance, robust and stable.
>
> Any hints (links!) would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Karl Beykirch
>
>