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Installing new Activities

Your XO can also run new and different activities when you download and install them from a web site, your school server, or a USB stick.

There are two basic ways to install new activities, either using the Journal Activity or manually with a USB stick and the Developer console.

From a web site download

Use the Browse Activity to go to the wiki.laptop.org website by launching Browse and then clicking the Browse tab, then typing wiki.laptop. org and press Enter.

Search for Activities and find a new one such as the MaMaMedia Creative Center. Download the .xo file by clicking on the file. The laptop saves the .xo file to the Journal.

Launch the Journal Activity.

From the Journal Activity, click the downloaded .xo file and then click the circle with a square in it.

The laptop loads the Activity and you can begin playing it by clicking the icon in the bottom row.

From a portable USB storage device

To manually install activities from a USB stick, press Alt = to go to the Developer's console. Click the Console tab and type: sugar-install-bundle /media/<USB stick name> .

The laptop loads the Activity and you can then exit the Developer's console and launch the Activity from the Home page.

See Also

Learning and exploring with the XO

Browsing and reading on the Internet

Writing with the XO

Playing with eToys

Drawing with the XO

Chatting with other XO people

Recording with the microphone and capturing images with the cameras

Learning with Turtle Art

Playing with Pippy

Calculating with the XO

Measuring waveforms with the Measure Activity

Memorizing with the XO

Playing Connect

Playing with TamTam