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Sugar on a Stick v2 brings OLPC interface to any netbook

Sugar on a Stick v2 brings OLPC interface to any netbook

Sugar is the custom Linux OS user interface designed for the OLPC XO laptop. Sugar On A Stick is a project that allows the execution of sugar from a USB flash drive, no XO laptop. I checked out the first time Sugar On A Stick at the beginning of this year when it was still a bit rough around the edges. But the Netbook World Summit in Paris today, Walter Bender, Sugar Labs CEO Sugar On A Stick version is 2.0.

The new version is) with the code name Blue Berry (the Strawberry one step from the previous release. It is based on Fedora 12 built and contains a few new tricks, like support for Flash. There is also a new version of Open Office 4 Kids, which is a stripped down version of OpenOffice.org.It also includes improved wireless networking simple keyboard configuration, and updated versions of the programs that were with earlier versions.

They are a 1 GB or more will need to use flash drive to Sugar On A Stick. You can download the image 589MB Sugar OS from the wiki, including the installation instructions.

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