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Development of future versions of Sugar takes place at [http://WWW.sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs]. The OLPC [[Release notes/8.2.0]] contains version 0.82.1 of Sugar.

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Sugar is the core of the [[OLPC Human Interface Guidelines|OLPC Human Interface]]. Its goal is to turn the Laptop into a fun, easy to use, social experience that promotes sharing and learning.

[[Image:Sugar.png|350px|thumb|none|Sugar running on Fedora]]
[[Image:Neighborhood.jpg|200px]][[Image:Home.jpg|200px]][[Image:Web1200.png|200px]]

==Getting Sugar==
Sugar is available:

; on the [[XO]] laptop
: If you have an XO-1, it's running Sugar. Read [[Upgrading the XO]] to update to the latest version.

; as [[OS images]]
: You can install or upgrade an XO to a new OS image. You can also run a Sugar image using [[:Category:Emulation|emulation]] on almost any operating system, including Windows.

; as Live CDs
: You can download a [[LiveCD]] <tt>.iso</tt> file and burn it to a CD, and then boot and run it on almost any x86 PC, including x86 Macintosh.

; as packages for other Linux distributions
: You can [[:Category:Installing Sugar|install Sugar from packages]] on other Linux distributions (Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, etc.) using [[yum]] or apt-get, and run Sugar as an alternative UI.

; as runnable source code for developers on Linux
: Developers on Linux can install from the latest source code using [[Sugar with sugar-jhbuild]].

Once you get [[Sugar]] running, take a picture of your desktop or laptop running Sugar, and leave a thumbnail and note in the relevant Talk page (the "discussion" tab) about what build you used and how it worked.

==Getting started==

You can explore the Sugar interface in our [http://laptop.org/8.2.0/manual/ Getting Started guide].
There are other [[Getting started]] resources.

Note the "Frame key" [[Image:Key_frame.jpg|40px]] at the top-right corner of your [http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/keyboard.shtml keyboard],
which toggles the presence of the Frame on and off the screen. (The Frame
is the black border around the screen that holds the activity taskbar,
clipboard, buddy list, etc.)

You can restart Sugar by pressing the Ctrl-Alt-Erase keys simultaneously.

==Develop==

Developers, once you've installed Sugar, you can go on to develop for the environment.

===Exploring Sugar===
* [http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/02/23/building-the-xo-introducing-sugar/ Building the XO: Introducing Sugar - Red Hat Magazine 2007-02-23]
* [[Sugar_with_sugar-jhbuild|Build]] from sources
* Read the human interaction [[HIG|guidelines]]
* Get an overview of the [[Sugar Architecture|architecture]]
* [[Sugar_Activity_Tutorial|Write]] your own activity
* Check out the library of [[Sugar Code Snippets]]
* [[Understanding sugar code]] organization.
* See a list of Sugar [[Activities|activities]] and specifications.
* [http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=sugar;a=summary Sugar source repository]
* [http://dev.laptop.org/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&group=component&order=priority Current trac tickets, sorted by category]. The TODO list.
* [http://dev.laptop.org/roadmap Roadmap]

=== Learning More ===
*[[Creating an Activity]], ''General information about how to create an activity''.
*[[Activity tutorial]], ''Technical information about how to create an activity''
*[[Activity bundles]], ''Technical information abot how to package an activity''
*[[Sugar Activity Builder]], ''General Script to make a Sugar's activity skeleton''
*[[Hacking Sugar]], ''Tips and tricks''

===Contribute===

* Subscribe to the [http://mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/sugar mailing list] (here are [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/sugar/ its archives])
* Join the [irc://irc.freenode.net/sugar irc channel]
* Give sugar some [http://dev.laptop.org/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&keywords=%7Esugar-love&order=priority love]! These are bugs in sugar which are already triaged, with good instructions on how to fix them in most cases, and can be fixed with the LiveCD.
* Test and report [http://dev.laptop.org/newticket issues]

[[Category:Sugar]]
[[Category:Developers]]
[[Category:Subsystems]]

Revision as of 01:56, 8 May 2009


  This page is monitored by the OLPC team.

Development of future versions of Sugar takes place at Sugar Labs. The OLPC Release notes/8.2.0 contains version 0.82.1 of Sugar.

Sugar is the core of the OLPC Human Interface. Its goal is to turn the Laptop into a fun, easy to use, social experience that promotes sharing and learning.

Sugar running on Fedora

Neighborhood.jpgHome.jpgWeb1200.png

Getting Sugar

Sugar is available:

on the XO laptop
If you have an XO-1, it's running Sugar. Read Upgrading the XO to update to the latest version.
as OS images
You can install or upgrade an XO to a new OS image. You can also run a Sugar image using emulation on almost any operating system, including Windows.
as Live CDs
You can download a LiveCD .iso file and burn it to a CD, and then boot and run it on almost any x86 PC, including x86 Macintosh.
as packages for other Linux distributions
You can install Sugar from packages on other Linux distributions (Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, etc.) using yum or apt-get, and run Sugar as an alternative UI.
as runnable source code for developers on Linux
Developers on Linux can install from the latest source code using Sugar with sugar-jhbuild.

Once you get Sugar running, take a picture of your desktop or laptop running Sugar, and leave a thumbnail and note in the relevant Talk page (the "discussion" tab) about what build you used and how it worked.

Getting started

You can explore the Sugar interface in our Getting Started guide. There are other Getting started resources.

Note the "Frame key" Key frame.jpg at the top-right corner of your keyboard, which toggles the presence of the Frame on and off the screen. (The Frame is the black border around the screen that holds the activity taskbar, clipboard, buddy list, etc.)

You can restart Sugar by pressing the Ctrl-Alt-Erase keys simultaneously.

Develop

Developers, once you've installed Sugar, you can go on to develop for the environment.

Exploring Sugar

Learning More

Contribute

  • Subscribe to the mailing list (here are its archives)
  • Join the irc channel
  • Give sugar some love! These are bugs in sugar which are already triaged, with good instructions on how to fix them in most cases, and can be fixed with the LiveCD.
  • Test and report issues
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