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To install an [[activity]]: |
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{{developers}} |
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=== From the Internet === |
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# go to this page in the browser; |
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# click on the .xo bundle next to the word '''Download:''', e.g., click on [http://wiki.laptop.org/images/e/e4/Implode-3.xo Implode.xo] to download Implode; |
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# when it's finished, click OK. |
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# press the Home key ([[Image:Home_key_f3_small.png]]) (fifth from the upper left) to see the taskbar. |
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# scroll the taskbar to the right (by clicking on the arrow [[Image:Frame-scroll-right.gif|25px]]) until you see the icon for the activity; click on it to start. |
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==== with the [[Release Notes/8.2.0#Graphical Sugar Control Panel|Sugar control panel]] ==== |
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To remove an activity you have previously installed: |
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''available in [[joyride]]'' |
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# Enter the Sugar Control Panel by hovering over the central XO-man on the home screen. |
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# remove the download entry in the Journal (from the detail view). It will be removed from the taskbar after you restart your XO. |
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# Select the 'Activity update' entry. |
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# Press 'Update'. |
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==== with [[Bert's script]] ==== |
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Other ways to install and remove activities include [[xo-get]] and sugar-install-bundle. See [[Activities#Manual_installation]] |
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''available by download'' |
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See [[Bert's script]]. |
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==== [[xo-get]] ==== |
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''available by download'' |
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* [[Xo-get/Xo-get-gtk|GUI]] |
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* find activities with <tt>''./xo-get.py list''</tt> or <tt>''./xo-get.py search ...''</tt> |
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* install with <tt>''./xo-get.py install ...''</tt> |
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* list installed activities: <tt>''./xo-get.py status''</tt> |
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* remove with <tt>''./xo-get.py remove ...''</tt> |
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=== From a USB stick or SD card === |
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==== with the Browse Activity ==== |
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''always available'' |
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# open the Browse Activity |
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# point it to <tt>''file:///media/''</tt> |
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# install like described at the very top of this page by browsing to and clicking on activities to install |
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==== with xo-get ==== |
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''available by download'' |
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# <tt>''./xo-get.py install /media/<USB stick name>/MyActivity.xo''</tt> |
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==== with sugar-install-bundle ==== |
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''always available'' |
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# open the Terminal activity; |
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# type <tt>''sugar-install-bundle /media/<USB stick name>/<Activity name.xo>''</tt> |
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==== with the Journal ==== |
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''always available'' |
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# You can also install an activity from the Journal by dragging the .xo bundle from the USB device. |
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==== with a [[Customization key|customization stick ==== |
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''available as of release [[8.1.0]] (Update.1/official-703)''. |
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[[Category:Procedures]] |
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[[Category:Activity installation]] |
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Revision as of 21:19, 31 July 2008
For the general public
For Developers
From the Internet
with the Sugar control panel
available in joyride
- Enter the Sugar Control Panel by hovering over the central XO-man on the home screen.
- Select the 'Activity update' entry.
- Press 'Update'.
with Bert's script
available by download
See Bert's script.
xo-get
available by download
- GUI
- find activities with ./xo-get.py list or ./xo-get.py search ...
- install with ./xo-get.py install ...
- list installed activities: ./xo-get.py status
- remove with ./xo-get.py remove ...
From a USB stick or SD card
with the Browse Activity
always available
- open the Browse Activity
- point it to file:///media/
- install like described at the very top of this page by browsing to and clicking on activities to install
with xo-get
available by download
- open the Terminal activity;
- ./xo-get.py install /media/<USB stick name>/MyActivity.xo
with sugar-install-bundle
always available
- open the Terminal activity;
- type sugar-install-bundle /media/<USB stick name>/<Activity name.xo>
with the Journal
always available
- You can also install an activity from the Journal by dragging the .xo bundle from the USB device.
with a [[Customization key|customization stick
available as of release 8.1.0 (Update.1/official-703).