Activity installation: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:07, 30 June 2009

For the general public

For Developers

With the 8.2.0 release or later pre-release images called joyride:

Run the Sugar Control Panel by hovering over the central XO-man on the Home view screen.
Choose 'Software update.' If you are a G1G1 user and have performed a clean install, you will need to re-add the "G1G1 activities group".

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 === USB flash drive or SD card ===
-You can install an activity from the Journal by dragging the .xo bundle from the USB device. You can also download an [[Activity pack]], put it onto the USB device, then plug the USB device into the XO to install the pack. === Less recommended methods === ''need only be used, if none of the recommended ways work for you'' * [[Activity installation alternatives]] <noinclude><br /> ''Note:'' this page is "transcluded" into several other pages &mdash; click "What links here" in the navigation to see which ones.</noinclude>
+You can install an activity from the Journal by dragging the .xo bundle from the USB device. You can also download an [[Activity pack]], put it onto the USB device, then plug the USB device into the XO to install the pack. Note that a ".xo" bundle is just a zip of a ".activity", if a ".xo" is needed you can simply zip the ".activity" and rename the extension to ".xo". === Less recommended methods === ''need only be used, if none of the recommended ways work for you'' * [[Activity installation alternatives]] <noinclude><br /> ''Note:'' this page is "transcluded" into several other pages &mdash; click "What links here" in the navigation to see which ones.</noinclude>
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