Sugar on a Stick v2 brings OLPC interface to any netbook

sugar on a stick 2Sugar OS is the custom Linux user interface designed for the OLPC XO Laptop. Sugar on a Stick is a project that lets you run Sugar from a USB flash drive, no XO laptop required. I first checked out Sugar on a Stick earlier this year, when it was still a bit rough around the edges. But at the Netbook World Summit in Paris today, Sugar Labs CEO Walter Bender introduces Sugar on a Stick version 2.0.

The new version is code-named Blueberry (which is a step up from the previous Strawberry release). It’s built on Fedora 12 and includes a few new tricks such as support for Flash. There’s also a new version of Open Office 4 Kids, which is a stripped down version of OpenOffice.org.It also includes improved wireless networking, easier keyboard configuration, and updated versions of the applications that were available on earlier versions.

You’ll need a 1GB or larger flash drive to use Sugar on a Stick. You can download the 589MB image from the Sugar OS wiki, which also has installation instructions.

Johannes from NewGadgets.de captured some video of the Sugar on a Stick 2.0 launch at the Netbook World Summit. You can watch it after the break.


Posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009, 10:22 am by Brad
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  • anon
    Now just need a combo stick... ONE with MESH NETWORKING as a stick with Flash built-in to run Sugar too.

    Where is the hardware folks as everyone would love to buy a USB Mesh Networking "stick"... I know that I would.
  • It would be interesting to see how it works on my Asus EEE 701a netbook. It would be nice to be able to buy it already on a flash drive.

    It would be neat to find out how it gets on a flash drive and use it to see if one can try other os's by putting them on a flash drive.
  • Steven522
    Flash drive manufacturers should try the pre-installed OS gimmick instead of the "looks like a surfboard", etc., visual gimmicks. If I went to get a flash drive and saw a pre-installed linux (or other) OS ready-to-boot, I would get it to try and just wipe afterwards if I didn't like it.
    I say this because I have tried various USB installed OSes that I made on my own and had varying success with them, where I seemed to have no problem with the burned CD image.
  • I have even heard rumours about os's on SD cards. I have yet to see one though. It would make installing or using an os on a netbook easier since it does not require an optical drive. My two netbooks have a SD card slot so it does not take up more USB ports.
  • Alex
    I use PCLinuxOS on an SD card in my Asus EEE PC.
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