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The [[Sugar Control Panel]] command can be used from the [[Terminal Activity]] to change certain system settings.

To view all Sugar Control Panel options type:

[[Sugar Control Panel|sugar-control-panel]] -l


== Change Nickname ==

To view the current nickname for your XO type:
[[Sugar Control Panel|sugar-control-panel]] -g nick

To change the nickname type:
[[Sugar Control Panel|sugar-control-panel]] -s nick "My New Nickname"

''Note: some characters should not be used in the nickname as them may prevent Sugar from loading properly after you've changed the name. Such characters to avoid include '''-'''(minus sign), ... [[User:D0li0#Problems with - in nickname|bad nickname recovery help]].''


== Change Color ==

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The Sugar Control Panel command can be used from the Terminal Activity to change certain system settings.

To view all Sugar Control Panel options type:

   sugar-control-panel -l


Change Nickname

To view the current nickname for your XO type:

   sugar-control-panel -g nick

To change the nickname type:

   sugar-control-panel -s nick "My New Nickname" 

Note: some characters should not be used in the nickname as them may prevent Sugar from loading properly after you've changed the name. Such characters to avoid include -(minus sign), ... bad nickname recovery help.


Change Color