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diff --git a/Customization Guide/en-US/Customization.xml~ b/Customization Guide/en-US/Customization.xml~ new file mode 100644 index 0000000..338c4ab --- /dev/null +++ b/Customization Guide/en-US/Customization.xml~ @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ +]> +<chapter id="chap-Customization_Guide-Customization"> + <title>Customization</title> + <para> + This chapter will introduce you to the exact steps on how to customize Sugar on a Stick by editing the appropriate files and running a complete build process thereafter. + </para> + + <section id="sect-Creation_Kit-Customization-Overview"> + <title>Overview</title> + <para>There are namely two kickstart files to look at:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <filename>fedora-live-mini.ks</filename> - this file is shared with a number of other Fedora Mini <footnote><para>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/FedoraMini</para></footnote> projects and contains the package set for the base operating system, as well as other configurations for such purposes. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <filename>fedora-livecd-soas.ks</filename> - this file contains all the changes required to actually make Sugar on a Stick, such as the unique package set and a number of other modifications to fit the special design. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para> + In the following sections, we will walk through the different parameters and enable you to customize them. + </para> + </section> + <section id="sect-Creation_Kit-Customization-Locales"> + <title>Locales</title> + <para> + One of the most requested changes to Sugar on a Stick is understandably the modification of the locals and keyboard settings. Sugar is a well localized learning environment and users of Sugar on a Stick should be able to take advantage of this fact. + </para> + <para> + Language customizations take place in the <filename>fedora-live-mini.ks</filename> file. At the top of this file, you will find the following three lines: + </para> +<programlisting> +lang en_US.UTF-8 +keyboard us +timezone US/Eastern +</programlisting> + <para> + These lines impact the default language, keyboard setting and timezone configuration of Sugar on a Stick. You can modify them to fit your needs by following the given scheme as explained in the Kickstart Options <footnote><para>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart#Chapter_2._Kickstart_Options</para></footnote>. + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + A list of the valid language codes for the lang parameter is availible in the first column of each line in the following file. Execute: <command>less /usr/share/system-config-language/locale-list</command> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + A list of valid keyboard settings is available in the following file. Execute: <command>less /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/rhpl/keyboard_models.py</command> + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + <section id="sect-Creation_Kit-Customization-Packages"> + <title>Packages</title> + <para> + Another inevitable request we received concerns the selection of activities. For the upcoming Sugar on a Stick releases, we decided to include a number of core activities, allowing users to add more themselves from the <ulink url="http://activities.sugarlabs.org/">Activity Portal</ulink>. However, deployments and experienced users might want to customize the base set of activities as described in this section. + </para> + <para> + Package set customizations take place in the <filename>fedora-livecd-soas.ks</filename> file, in which you will find a line listing a number of activities. This is the place to add new activities. + </para> + <important> + <para> + Pay attention to not introduce any typos at this point, as the build process will otherwise fail later on. + </para> + </important> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + To get an overview what activities are available, run: <command>yum list "sugar-*"</command>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + You will be presented a list of available activities following the <command>sugar-<replaceable>name</replaceable></command> naming scheme. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Add your preferred activities to the list in the kickstart file.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> +</chapter> |