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Your XO laptop is a very flexible and interesting full-fledged computer. Its power is largely hidden behind a very young graphical interface (Sugar), but behind the scenes it runs the Fedora GNU/Linux operating system. Thousands of programs written for GNU and Linux systems will run on it, and many of them can be installed by pretty simple commands. |
Your XO laptop is a very flexible and interesting full-fledged computer. Its power is largely hidden behind a very young graphical interface (Sugar), but behind the scenes it runs the Fedora GNU/Linux operating system. Thousands of programs written for GNU and Linux systems will run on it, and many of them can be installed by pretty simple commands. |
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Plan Ceibal |
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==Updating installed software== |
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You can use [[olpc-update]] to install the latest system software with bug fixes and improvements direct from the developers at One Laptop Per Child. |
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[[Upgrading the XO]] describes other means to upgrade the system software. |
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In release [[8.2.0]], you can update activities from the [[Sugar Control Panel]]. |
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== Installing other activities == |
== Installing other activities == |
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[[Activities]] lists software written specifically for the XO. |
[[Activities]] lists software written specifically for the XO. |
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See [[Activity installation]] to install them. |
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You can install these from [[Browse]]. |
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=== Installing more content === |
=== Installing more content === |
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[[Collections]] lists additional content that you can install into your XO's Content Library. |
[[Collections]] lists additional content that you can install into your XO's Content Library.jeu |
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path=/home/olpc/activites/java.activity/jre\bin:$ path |
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== Installing developer builds and other operating systems == |
== Installing developer builds and other operating systems == |
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The first thing to do if you're interested in testing the absolute latest |
The first thing to do if you're interested in testing the absolute latest [[OS images]] is [[Developers/Getting_Started#Request_a_developer_key|request a developer key]]. The key will let you install versions of the system software in development, and different operating systems altogether, including ones created by the community of XO developers and owners. For example, there are several [[:Category:Linux_distributions|Linux distributions]] that run on the XO. |
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== Installing Linux software== |
== Installing Linux software== |
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You can install all kinds of [[Linux software]] written for Fedora GNU/Linux using the [[yum]] command-line tool. When you run it, you must be the [[root]] user. And because it is memory hungry, we suggest that you run it when nothing else is running on your XO. |
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Fedora software comes in packages called [[rpm|RPM]]'s. If you find an RPM package of some program you want to try, you can use the <tt>sudo rpm --install <nowiki>'</nowiki>''thepackage''.rpm'</tt> command. Many RPM packages can be found on the Internet at locations like http://www.gnu.org/software, http://rpmfind.net or http://sourceforge.net. Not every RPM will be for an XO (many other computers also use RPM), but the rpm command will immediately reject most that don't work here. |
Fedora software comes in packages called [[rpm|RPM]]'s. If you find an RPM package of some program you want to try, you can use the <tt>sudo rpm --install <nowiki>'</nowiki>''thepackage''.rpm'</tt> command. Many RPM packages can be found on the Internet at locations like http://www.gnu.org/software, http://rpmfind.net or http://sourceforge.net. Not every RPM will be for an XO (many other computers also use RPM), but the rpm command will immediately reject most that don't work here. |
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== Notes== |
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Please add to this page (or its [[Talk:Updates|talk page]]) as you learn more about updating your XO. To edit pages like this, you will need to "register' in this web site by clicking the "Log in" link at the top of the page. Each XO owner can help each other XO owner by writing clear news and information in this wiki, where others can read it. |
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''Note: this page is linked to from library content on the XO.'' |
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In Ship.1 and Update.1 releases, the "Activity and Library Bundles" page on the XO at /usr/share/activities/bundle-archive/index.en.html, in "To update your system, see ... _the OLPC wiki." |
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[[Category:Wiki pages that XO content links to]] |
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[[Category:Documentation]] [[Category:Activities]] [[Category:Software]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:57, 1 January 2013
Your XO laptop is a very flexible and interesting full-fledged computer. Its power is largely hidden behind a very young graphical interface (Sugar), but behind the scenes it runs the Fedora GNU/Linux operating system. Thousands of programs written for GNU and Linux systems will run on it, and many of them can be installed by pretty simple commands.
Plan Ceibal
Installing other activities
Activities lists software written specifically for the XO. See Activity installation to install them.
Installing more content
Collections lists additional content that you can install into your XO's Content Library.jeu path=/home/olpc/activites/java.activity/jre\bin:$ path
Installing developer builds and other operating systems
The first thing to do if you're interested in testing the absolute latest OS images is request a developer key. The key will let you install versions of the system software in development, and different operating systems altogether, including ones created by the community of XO developers and owners. For example, there are several Linux distributions that run on the XO.
Installing Linux software
You can install all kinds of Linux software written for Fedora GNU/Linux using the yum command-line tool. When you run it, you must be the root user. And because it is memory hungry, we suggest that you run it when nothing else is running on your XO.
Fedora software comes in packages called RPM's. If you find an RPM package of some program you want to try, you can use the sudo rpm --install 'thepackage.rpm' command. Many RPM packages can be found on the Internet at locations like http://www.gnu.org/software, http://rpmfind.net or http://sourceforge.net. Not every RPM will be for an XO (many other computers also use RPM), but the rpm command will immediately reject most that don't work here.